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KING EDVVARDE „

the ſixt his excellent Ma.
ieſtie, &c.to the Chriſtian
reader greeting.

F they be vvorthy praiſe, vvho for
a — and deſire 1— they haue to 1
7 do their neighbors good, do vvrite
and put in Print ache things,as by
experience they haue proued, or by
heare ſay of graue and truſty mẽ they haue
learned, or bi reading of good and ancient
authors, they haue vnderſtanded to bea
ſalue or medicine to a mans body, or to
part or member of the ſame: hovve muche
more deſerue they thanke and praiſe that
teach vs a true comfort, ſalue, and medi cin
of the ſoule, ſpirit and minde ? The vvhich

ſpirite and minde, the more n, tis
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THE PREFACE,

chen the body, the more dangerous be his

ſores and ſickneſſe, and the more thancke
vvorth the cure therof. For a vvell quieted

> minde toa troubled bodye, yet maketh

quietneſſe. And ſickneſſe of bodye or loſſe

ol goods is not much painſull to him, that

eſtemeth it not, or taketh it patiently. But

an vnquiet minde, yea to a moſte vvhole

body, maketh health vnpleaſant, and death

to be vvished. And an vnſatiable minde
vvith deſire of more, maketh richeſſe po-

„

uertye, and health a ſickneſſe, ſtrengt he an

in firmitie, beautie a deformity, and vvelth

beggery: vvhen by comparing his felicity

*

vvith a better, it leeſeth the grace and toy

of that it hath, and feleth the ſmart of that
it hath not. Nove then fith to amend this

in vvealth, and to take avvay ſorovve and
greefe euen thence, vvhere in very dede is

no apparant cauſe of greefe, throughe our
vveakneſſe is no leſſe then the vvorke of a

very great maſter of Phiſike, and deſerueth
much commẽ dation: VVhat is he vvorthy

of, that can eaſe true greefe in deede, and
make health vvhere a very ſore reſteth? I
meane, that caneaſe a man ſet in atfliction,
take avvay grefe from him that is perſecu-
ted,loſe the priſoner yet in bonds, remoue
aduerſitve in aduerſitye, or make greeuous
ſickneſſe not to be felt, and extreame begs»

py

THF PRETACY,

ber; to be reioyſed at. Diuers learned men
eretofore, by reaſons grounded of mans
knovvledge, vvrote and inuented greate
comfort againſt all kinde of grefes: and ſo ©
among the Gentiles and Philoſophers bo-
kes, be bokes of comfort. But vvholoeuer 7
folovveth but vvorldly and mans reaſon
to teach comfort to the troubled mind, he
can geue but a counterfet medicine: as the
Surgion dothe, vvhich colourably healeth,
or the Phiſicion vvhich geueth medicines
that doth but aſtonishe the ſore place, and
ſo deceiue the patient Bur the true healing
ol grefe and ſorovv they had not: for they |
lacked the grounde, they lacked that, thar

Should heale the ſore at the bone firſt, that '

is true faith in Chriſt and his holy vvorde.
All medicines of the ſoule, vvhich be laide
on the ſores therof, not hauing that clẽſer
vvith them, be but ouerhealers : they doe
not take avvay the rankeling vvithin, and
many times, vnder couloures of haſty hea-
ling, they bring forth proude fleshe in the
ſore, as euill or vvorſe, then that yvhich 3
vvas firſt corrupt. This man, vvhoſocuer he
be, that vvas the firſt author of this booke
goeth the right vvay to vvoorke: he brin-
Pech his ground from Gods vvord: he ta-
eth vvith him the oyle and vvine of the

$amaritane ; he carieth the hurte man from
thence #

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Fthence vvhere he lay hurte, andbringeth
him to his right hoſt, vvhere no doubte he
may be cured, if he vvill applye himſelfe
therto. It is red in hyſtories, that the man-
er among the old Egyptians or Aſſirians,
vas, vyhen any vvere ſicke to lay him a-
oade, that euery man that pafleth by,
1ight tell if he had bene ir ſuch
Bike ſickneſſe, vvhat thing that vvas, that
Aid cure and heale him, and fo they might
yſe it to the pacient. And by this meanes it
s thought, that the ſciẽce of Phiſike vvas
Writ found out. So that it may appeare that
This readineſſe for to teache another that
Thing, vrherin a man felerh caſe of grefe, is
ot only Chriſtian, but alſo natural. In our
great trouble, yvhich of late did happen
into vs (as ll the vvorlde dothe knovve)
vhen it rleaſed God for a time to attẽpt

s vvith his ſcourge, and to proue if vve
ued him: In reading this Booke vve did

nde great comfort, and an invvarde and
odly vvorking povver, muche releeuing

e greefe of our minde. The vvhich thing

ov ve calling to rememberance, vve doe
nke it our duty not to be more vnnatu-
then the old Egyptians yvere : but ra-

er, as the office of a Chriſtian is, to be

ady to helpe al men by alvvayes poſſible

nat vve can, and ſpetially thoſe 2

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THP PREFACYT, 2
flicted. And heerevpon vve haue required
him, of vvhome vve had the cepye of this
boke, to ſet it forth in Print: that not only
vre, or one or tvyvo more, but all, that be
afflicted, may take profit and conſolation,
it they vvil. Vea, and they that be not aifli.
cted, may either ſee vvhat they shuld haue
done in their trouble, or vvhat heereafter
they cught to do, if any like hapneth vnto
them. Knovving cettainly, that ſuch is the
vncertenty of the yyorld, and all humaine j
things , x Ba no man ſtandeth ſo ſure, but
. the tempeſt of affliction and aduerſity may
[+ ouertake him, and, if the grace of God doe

not ſingularly helpe him, caſt him dovvn, R
and _ him fall. V Vherefore it is moſte
neceſſary alvvayes to haue in readines ſuch

odly meditations and medicines, as maß
pacifie Gods vvrathe beginning to
kindle, and defend in part the bit-
terneſſe of affliction, vvhere-
of this Boke is ve-
sye plentuous
and full.

FARE YOV VVII.

«A Table of the

f Chapters contained in thys

preſent Booke, called the
PRECIOVS PERLE,

Chap. j.

V Dat al trouble and afflictt-
on commeth from God, 1,

1 Chap. ij.
That trouble is ſent vnto vs ol
God, foz the puniſhmente of

Chap. 1.

X 1 manner of troubles and af:
Fictions, whatloeuer they be,
gare alwayes mſtche leſſe, and

Jaber then are our linnes, 18
ä Chap. 11j.

All maner of afflictivs are ſent
God, ofa facherly minde to⸗
| Pard vs. 28

, _

Chap.

That onely God for Chꝛiſtes f
ſake, and that ol verye meere v

loue and fauoz, dothe coprect #9
puniſh vs. 374

Ch: ap. vi.

Similitudes and compariſons}
declaring how, and after what?
manner God dothe plage am

chaſten vs ol very loue, mercy

and fauoꝛ towardes vs. 40

Chap. vij.

Trouble x afflictions do ſeru
to trie bs. i

Caap. viij.

Trouble and afflictios do & |

& further vs to the knowledg

and ſpectally to wiledom,
Chap,

Trouble and afflictions do 1

ofour ſelues, and of God all:

ani

es ther vs to the right knowledge
re of our linnes, and perlit repen-

1 tance łoꝛ them. 96
Chap.

31] | rouble,affliction, and aduer⸗
me ſitie, do helpe and further vs to
har the exerciling and encrealing

m pk our kaithe. 101

cy. Chap. x.
Trouble and affliction geueth

4 Ps occalion to pzay vnto God,

u, Find to laud k pꝛalle him, 116
V Ch ap. xij.

"Trouble + aduerlity do further

ch s to vertue & godlineſſe, 124

DN! Chap. x11).
17, Doꝛow and afflictiondo helpe

ind further vs toward the fear

nd loue of God, 140
Chap. xiiij.

yh G Erouble and affliction is good
and

and p2ofitable to teache mẽ pa-
tience,mekenelle,+c, 148

Chap. xv. 9
Trouble and aduerſiti, is good At
to teach men pity, compaſlion, WV
& patience towards other, 153

Chap. xvj. .
Trouble and aduerſity maketh

men hard and ſtrong, and tca⸗
cheth them ſoberneſſe. c. 158

Chap. xvij. 4
Trouble # aduerlitie teacheth
men to contemne, deſpiſe de⸗
fie the woꝛld. xc. 162

Chap. xviij. a
Trouble and aduerſi itye is alſo
an occaſton and helpe of much
tranſitoꝛy APO 4s I69

Chap.

Trouble x aduerſitie, is a fir:

therance to eternalllife, 177
| 0 Chap.

5 Chap. xx X.

I How and in what reſpect, frott
ple and aduerſity can be ſo pꝛo⸗
table and of ſuch vertue, ſeing

Hat che vnfaithfull, Tc 182
Chap. XX}.

3 J *clow companions in trouble
4 Ind aduerſitie, 196

| The table of the ſecond part.

Chap. xxij.

5 DY what natural meanes, oꝛ
D wayes, trouble and aduer⸗
52 ſitie may be qualified. c. 204

Chap. xx üjj.

Che beſt and ſureſt ſuccoꝛ and
tomtoꝛte in aduerſitie, reſteth
nly in the might. rxc. 216

Chap. xxilij.
ramples of che helpe + aide
if God, 2 33

The third and laſt part.

Chap. &XV, :
7 e muſt direct oure faithe, |
hope c conlidence. xc. 242

Chap. xxvJ. 15

Of pꝛaper in trouble & aduer⸗ | it

ſitie. 249
Chap. xxvij. {

Repentance x amendment ol

life, in trouble. xc. 2 55%
Chap. xxviij.

Godly perſuaſions and exam .
ples out of the woꝛd. rc. 257 ti

xxix. 5 In

Examples 8 cauſes, taken out th
of naturall things, and of Hea⸗ 8
then men, wherby. rc. 27 78

ap. XXX,

By what meanes patifce may | .

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be attained gotten. c. 300 f..
Chap. xxxj. | 03

The frute,p2ofite,and commo⸗ Will!

ditie of patience. xc. 321
The ende of che Table,

ee all trouble and aflliction commeth
trom God,

r Call all that trouble #
50 7 affliction, whatfoeuer
7 is reputed to be cõtra⸗
1 1 ry to the deſire appe⸗

tite of mannes nature, as: the

; vnquiet ſuggeſtions of » fleſh,
it the temptations of the deuill,
- *Micknelle of body, a wicked,
/ Aroward mate in matrimonie,
" to haue diſobedience childꝛen,
dj onkinde x vnchankkull frenvs,

Los of goods, to be depꝛiued of

Iny old liberty 02 pꝛiuiledge,
1 B loſle

ls\ſe o blemithe of name and
fame, the malice # way *
ol men, honger, dearche, peſti⸗ x
lence, warre, impꝛiſomment # Is
death. And in this regiſter doe
I put all kindes of croſſes and
aftlictions „whether they be
bodely oꝛ ghoſtly, our owne o
our frends, pꝛiuate and ſingu- 1
lar, oꝛ vniuerſall and generall, 'Þ
pꝛiuy and ſecrete, oꝛ open and
manifeſt, deſerued oz vndeſer
ued, In all ſuch things, Jay, ge
euerp chꝛiſten man ought firit Pe!
pf all to conſider the very rote, He
ground, and beginning, after:
this wiſe, That al chigs, wha zug
ſoeuer God ſendech, we ought e
to take and recciue chem paci yy
eng

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ently, Fo? this is once true, 5 Cen. 12.2.
e god is our creato and maker, on. 7.
„ and we his wozkmantthip : he x17 5. 16.
is our king, our Loꝛd and fa- E(ay. 45. 9.
ther. And like as it is not ſee⸗ Elay. 64.8.
ming, that the pot ſhould mur- Jer. 18 f.
mur againſt che potte maker: — me
*Tuen ſo is it much les conueni⸗ Mar. 10. 18.
ent that we ſhuld murmur and 2. Tim. 2. 19
Frudge againſt Gods wil and
nd Judgement. And althongh tro⸗
er ple and af liction riſeth x ſpꝛin
pech oktẽtimes by the wicked:
Felle of enemies, and thozowe
Se inſtigation ofthe deuill, oz
tet ſlſe by ſome other meane : per
ught we neuer to imagin þ it
ht omnneth bi foꝛtune oz chaſice,
Aci ythout the permiſſion, ſuffe-
fly B. ii. Trance,

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Ece. 11.14.

Eze. 28.2.

2. Chr. 20.6
Iudit. 9. 11.
1I ob.. 11.

Mat. 10.2 9.
Luke. 12. 6.
VViſ. 17.2.

r. Kin. 2. 6.
Deu 32.23.
1. Sa. 16.23.
Tob. 13. 2.

EIay. 45. 4.5 knowledge, pꝛouidence, and
6.7.8 & c. àppoyntment of God. And to

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rance, determination, and will
of God, but by and w the fo2e-

ſpcake pꝛoperly, concerning
ſafegarde, it is all one (ſo that
we tempte not God) whether
we liue in pouertpe, oꝛ in ri⸗
cheſſe, in the fire oꝛ in the wa⸗ 1
ter, among oure enemies, oꝛ a- 2
mong our frendes, ſeeing chat
god ſeech, knoweth, diſpoſeth,
and ruleth all things, as wit⸗
neſlech the firſte booke of the
Kings, The Loꝛde bzyngeth
death, + reſtoꝛeth againe vnto
like, bʒingeth into the graue, 8
raiſech vp again, putteth dowu
and exaltech allo. And Job
J

ſo teſtiũeth in his miſerpe, the Job. r. zr.
Lopd hath geuen it, E che lozd e.
d hath taken it again. Aud chꝛiſt 1. Tw. .
6 faith: There kalletch not a wa⸗ Mat. 10. 29.
g rove vpon the earth wpthout Luke. 12.6.
it + pour fathers will, yea p hatres
rok pour head are all numbyed,
i Seing then that all our tro-
l b. es and afflictios come from
x- 7 God, we ought to humble and
at lubmit our hartes and mindcs
„ vnto the obedience of god, and
3 to ſuffer him to wozke with vs
aͤccoꝛding vnto his noe holy
3 will and pleaſure. Ulherefoze
2 whenſoeter vnſeaſonable we-
ther ſhallhurt, end periche the
coꝛne and frute ofthe earth, oꝛ

when a wicked man ſhall mil⸗
B. iti. re:

Luk.19.13.

Mat. 25. 14.

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repoꝛt vs, 02 raiſe vp any ſlan
der of vs, why ſhould we mur-
mur and grudge againſte the
elements, oꝛ goe aboute to re⸗
uenge vs of our enemies: Fo}
if we lift not vp our mindes, e
conſider that God layeth hys

hand vpon vs, and that it is he
vnto dogs # no better, which z
ifa mã do caſt a ſtone at them,
reſpect who did caſt the ſtone,

p ſtriketh vs, we are euen like

wil bite the ſtone, without any

And againe, no man oughte to

be vnwilling o2 diſcontente to

render againe that Talente oz 7
pleuge, that was committed
to him, only to reſerue & kepe.

It is that God, that geueth vs

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life, health of body, ſtrengthe,

wike, childꝛen, frends, richeſſe,

hong, power, uuctoziti, peace,
reſt and quietneſſe, foꝛ a time,
ſo long as pleaſcth him, Now

if v ſame God will take again

ſome of thele things, oz all, he

taketh nothing but hys owne,
tt euen that, which we did owe
vnto him. Foz the which cauſe
to murmur againſt his will, #
to ſtriue againſt his iudgemẽt
it can not be but an heinous +
| a greeuous ſinne.

CHAP. 2.

I hat trouble and affliction, and aduerk-

ty, are ſent vnto vs of God, euen for the
punishment of our ſinnes.

Dw what chig moneth
02 cauſeth God, to ſẽd
B. ilii. home

by 1
home vnto vs, c biſite vs with

aff liction, trouble # vexation: 1

concerning this popnt, marke

this wel. Ahatlocuer any ma %
bathe merited + deferued, that
ought he to beare, and to ſuffer f

willingly and gladly, Let cue⸗ ne
ry man appoſe # examine him 9
ſelfe, whether he hathe not de⸗
ſerued to be coꝛrected ⁊ chaſte⸗
ned of God, if it be not fo2 any
ſpecial ching at the pꝛeſent in⸗

ſtant, vet for other ſinnes-com- 8

mitted at other tunes. Nowe
will oure Loꝛd God, in all ma⸗
ner of puniſhments and viſita⸗
tions, declare the oꝛder of his
rightuouſnelſle and his heauye
ae r indignation againſte

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me + wickednes: loꝛ he ſaith
* the ſecond commatndemete;
the low, which am thy god, Ex od. 20.5.
am a gelous an earneſt god. Exod. 34. 7.

and 7] will vilite the ſinnes gf Devr: 79.

Deut. 7.9.

A che fathers vpon the child2en, Num.1.4.18

uen vnto the third and fourth Nah. 12.
generation, if they hate & con

1 emne me. And in the. v.boke Deu. 28.16.
pk Doles are al the plages re⸗
perſed one after another · which Eccl. 17.12.

halbe poured out vpon v wic-

ed and vngodly, and in Luke

t is ſayd thus: Ik ye do not a- Luke. r;. Fo
end ye ſhall all periſhe ; and „ade
hat we map perceiue euen be- vvicb like 6a
02e our eyes euidently, howe
yat puniſhment and plagues
re the due rewarde kaz ſinne,

B. b. Gon

10
God temperech x krameth the
puniſt ment, euen like vnto the
ſinne:ſo that they do both agre
together as well in fonne and
likencſſc,as in pꝛopoꝛtion and e
qualitye. As for an exãple, like
2. Sam. 11. 4 dc Dauld deſiled U2ias wife,
euen ſo were his wiues deftled
vnto him again, De cauſed i ·
Sa. 11 15.
PIR rw and therefoze did his ſonne de: 4
2.54.15. 11. ſtroy his owne bꝛotcher again,
+-0--15- and ſtirred a ſedition & vpꝛoz,
+ 84.20. and hunted and dzoue hys fa⸗
2. Sa. 21. 1. ther oute of his kingdome: ſo
2. Sa. 24.15. that no man cã fuffictently ex.
on. p2efle the great miſery and pul
"a niſhment,that Dauid and his
people luffered, foꝛ the “
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rias to be ſlain and deſtroyed, p.

4 12
Kill wickednelle and abhomi⸗
nation that! he had committed.
'e 3 conſider and wey, as it
ere in a true balance, y righ⸗
teouſnes, which god requireth
pf vs on the one ſide, # again Þ
whole trade ok our lite, on the
other ſide. Ik che generation of vi zz.
Mankind had ben confozmable Fccl. 17.2.
ynto the lawe of God, and had
not ſwarued from the ſame. it
pad bene altogether thozowlp
Happy and bleſſed euermoꝛe, x
ſhoulde neuer haue rotted and
dꝛied awaye, like the frute and
flowers of p field. But it ſwar⸗
ned and fell away at the firſte,
fuen from the beginning. Dur Gen. z. 6.
ie frtt parents and mogen

12 5
did neglecte and deſpiſe Gods
commaundements, and ſo we 4
thoꝛow cheir fall are corrupt 4
infected, our reſon, ſenſes, am
vnderſtãding blinded, and our M
wil poyſoned, We fele x find
in vs wicked luſts and affect
ons, we ſecke in the world ul
and pleaſure, euen againſt th
holy woꝛd of God. And like .
ik an aſſe were trimmed x der
Red in a Lions kin, and won
nedes be a Lion, vet hys long ;
eares, being alwates vpward he
ſhould ealtly deſcry c benq e
him: Even ſo if we adournt
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we Mtcrly innocent c vnculpable
It 4 I diuers and many poyntes:
am We notwyth ſtanding we haue
our Mchy, vnclene & wicked harts,
nde ell of ſecuritie and neglect of
cth Pod, altogether geuen to the
lul ue of oure ſelues, and to all
tht aner ok diſſoluteneſſe. Nowe
e u erkoꝛt if we be aſſaulted and
decWliced with fickneNegpoucrty,
vol g arre,ſcdition,we oughte not
ong z aſcrive thele things, one to
ardHY2 magiſtrate, another to the
ma eacher and miniſter of gods
rne nde, oz to the faith and reli⸗
lues on it ſelfe, and the thirde to
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though any of theſe were p ot
calion of any ſuch plages.

Like as no man ought to ac
cuſe and blame the Philition,
as though he wer the only oc
caſion of the coꝛrupte humoꝛs 4
wythin the body, uotwitchſtan

ding chat he hath bꝛought and
dꝛiuen them out, p a man may
euidently ſee # perceiue them,
but che mil behauoꝛ vntem
perate diet of the man himſcl
is che very right occaſion, am
che only roote thereof : euen (1
we oughte not to aſcribe any!
blame oz fault vuto God, if he
(end vnto vs heauincſle, pain
and trouble, but co thinke that
it is a medicine and remedy!

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te foꝛ oitr ſinnes, and cuerp

occaſion therof vnto him⸗

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men, our godly fozefachers,

olde time ſhew, declare and

aue vnto vs, aſcribig always

e cauſe and occaſton of the

Foſſe, and ofſuch heaup afflic-

ons, as did happen in they?
me. euen vnto their ownſins,
8 Daniel ſapeth : By reaſon
our ſinnes, & of the wicked- Pan. 9.5.

ile ok our fathers,is Jerula-
and thy people deſtroped,

m of thoſe wann

16
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Bar.2. 13. oughte rather to lament & be
Bar.z.1. Waile, yea to cry oute alaſl!
Ionas. z. 2. alaſſe, out, out vpon our ſinne
and wickedneſle, then ep tha
vpon any infirmitye ſickneſſ
oꝛ vpon am other affliction q
tribulatiõ, which we ſiffer ſh
rcaſon of our ſinncs,

Fo2 if we ſhould waile, anc
be heauy wout reaſon oꝛ meſh
ſure, when God doth nothingWi;
but execute iuſtice and right be
oulneſle vpon his ennemtcWir
what were it els but to miſſile:
the righteouſteite of God, aiulMo!
cuen to louie that thing,whyr:
God hatech: And what is thiWes
elle, but only the very righußhet

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duſneſſe c goodneſſe of God,
whan he puniſheth, martirech,
ind utterly ſubduech ee deſtroi⸗
th in vs, heere in this wozlde,
his and our greateſt enemies,
hat is to ſay, our ſins: Ther:
Poze to ſoꝛow # mourn without
Nneſure in che midſt of afflictis

d troble, is noch ing els, but
j ſhew thy ſclfe a frende vnto
ne, which ts thine and gods
ghelt enemy. Wherfoze we
jould rather laude God, and
ghlye re ioyſe, not ſpeciallpe
cauſe of the miſery & afflic-
In, but in the righteous and
ractous will of Gov, Rightez
J ſaye, becauſe. he puni⸗

ech ſinne. And againe gract-
C aus

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eus and mercitull, fwaffnuche
as he doth puniſh it much moꝛe
taſily, then we haue iuſtly de.
ſerued. © ;

CRAP. 111.
Al manner ot troubles and mae,
vvharſocuer they be, are alvvayes much |
leſle and ligliter then are our tinnes; ©

72 / Yenfoeuer a man dothe
geue a ſmall and light. pu
niſhment vnto him that hatht pe
deſerued muche greater, it ü
reaſon that he receiue æ take i
paciently. As one p hath ſlaim i
and murthered a man, ik he bit
but beaten and whipped out ora
a city oꝛ towne, he takech it iu
good part, becauſe he knowel ea
well * da ele
crut

e ſerued to be hanged. Theholp
1 ewomã Judith thinkech that all 1udic.s. 17.
eg: „ ele trantowp puniſhmentes
re much lelle and far inkerioꝛ
pynto our ſinnes and wickednel⸗
ſes. Wherefoze if thou ſuffer
a pouertp, ſicknelle, oꝛ any other
I duerlity, tonſider and thincke

jel vith thy ſelf after this maner.
pu, ell, chy manifold ſins haue
the pelerued a thouſand thonlande
t ü mes moꝛe greeuous puniſh⸗
te i ent, moꝛe heaupe ſickneſſe,
um prioꝛe hozrible warre, and moze
eb Fwollerable impziſammkt. And
ut a all the mileries of the woꝛld
it Wald come together -vpon one

ape hun cher, per chöä hat
Nelerued nuch woꝛs: Foz thou
rut C.ii. haſt

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halt wel deſerued the full pow- 2
er and tiranny of the deuil, and
eternal damnation, which not.
withſtanding God hathe kept
and tak? from thee of his mere
mercy,only fo2 Jeſus Chꝛiſtes

ſake. Item, he that hath recer
ued alwayes good and pꝛoſpe⸗
rous things, ought not to mar⸗

uel and wonder, if ſometime he fir
receiue alſo ſome milfaꝛtune 1 Ig
aduerſitye. Exten the childꝛen

of the woꝛld can ſay, that there
is neuer a good houre, but hath:
alſo deſerued an euill. Mow ſo

mercifull is God, chat he ſuffe⸗
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Ip, coꝛpozall as ſpirituall.
$7 As fozhpsbenefices befoze
trouble and affiiction,we haue
à notable exãple ſet befoze our

Ir: N eyes in Job, which ſayth: Oe lob. 2. 20.

ing we haue receyued muche
goodneſſe ok God, why ſhould
we not be cũtent.alſo to receiue
the euilꝛlikewile jolinie the ſe⸗
ond, being an Heathen mã, as
pe wold comtoꝛt a frend of his,
Phoſe deare ſpouſe æ wife was
eparted oute of the woꝛlde, a⸗
20 nong other things, he wote
ter this maner. This oughte
C. iii. is

to be a ſingular comfozte vnto
thee, chat thou haſt had and en:
toped ſuche a pꝛecious Jewell
ſalong a time. Foꝛ.44. peares
did ſhee liue with thee, e thert
was neuer any ſtrife, bzauling 3
02 cõtention betwene pou, no
neuer one of pou once diſplea-
ſtd p other. Mea but nowe thou
wilt ſay, ſo nnich the mote loch
and vnwilling am J to fozbear
and to be without her, ſeing J
liued ſo long a time fo quietly;
wich her. Fo2 we fozget ſoont
ſich pleſures # commodities,
as we haue pꝛoued and taſted
but a little time onely. But to
anſwer to this, take thou hed
that thou be not fofid vat - an

. 27

n 4 ull, if ch on wilt onclp Wey and
: F conſider what thou haſt lock,
l not remember howe long thou

diddeſt eniop her,
1 And againe in the very time
and midſt of afflliction and tri⸗
A ulation, God geueth vs grace
a. to conlider other good x pꝛol-
perous things, which we haue
and eniop ſtill; that thoꝛow the
ar remembzance and conliderati-
Jon of them, oure ſmart æ paine
map be ealed, molliſied mitt-
e gated. As fo2 an example, thou
oF arte a weake, impotent, and a
diſeaſed man in thy bodye, but
yet hathe God geuen thee rea⸗
ſonable and conuenient goods
and poſſeſſions to ſuſtain thee
C. iii. with:

24 45
with: oz elle if thou halt ſcarſe⸗ :
neſſe and lacke of goodes and
richeſſe, yet thou haſt no lache
of bodely health, Nowe, if we
will not ſet and wey the one a⸗
gainſte the other, then are we
like vnto little childzen, which
if any man happen a little to
diſturbe oz hinder they? play +
game, oꝛ to take any maner ok
thing from them, they will by | Fi
and by caſt away al the reſt a .
fo,+ will fall on weping. Euen
ſo were it poſſible inoughe f
vs to doe like wiſe, whenloeuer 1
any milfoztune ſhould happen in
vnto vs, to ware angri and di
pleaſed, and to haue no maner
of Juſte, no deſire to vic noꝛ
to

4 25
ſe: co enioy that good, that ſkill re-
nd 2 and is leit behind. Be
ke it in taſe that thou were depꝛi⸗
we ed ok all maner ot bodily com⸗
a: * Fozt : yet in thy bꝛeſt and heart
thon haſt che knowledge ol Je⸗ Eſay. z. y.
ſus Chꝛiſt, which hathe redea⸗ 2
med thee oute of hell and dam⸗ C1
5 atto, that was due vnto theet : Per.z.18 ,
In relpert of the which damna- Heb. 9. 12,
gion all plages vpon earth are 3.14.15.
to be eſtemed, as one litle dꝛop
- Sf water againſt the whole ſea,
-Welides this alſo thozow faith
ghou feleſt a confidence and aſ-
rice ok euerlaſting + eternal
Pv. As ſ. Paule doth wopte of Rom.s.18
Seſame, ſaying: I ſuppoſe þ
che afllictions of this wozlde,

16 1
are not wo2thy of the gloꝛy 3 +
Gall be reueled vnto vs. An er
ample haue we let befoze our:

Luke.15.19 ties in the pꝛodigal and deſpe

Iohn. 8.12

rate ſonne, which did ſo hüble
and ſuibmit himſelf, that he de⸗
ſired no moꝛe to be taken fo2 a
ſonne, but to be put tolabo2 as Fr
a dap labo2er,and an hired ſer
tant, ſo chat he might but only 1
remaine inhys fathers houle,:
Euen ſo whatſocuer God ſen
dech, ought we to take pacient i
Ip, fo p we may but only dwel

in the houſe of God, in Heauct
with him euerlaſtingly. Nev
if any man ſhould thinke thus
God dothe not puniſhe othe
which haue committed much
: mo;

1 27
more heinous linnes, wyth ſo
Fgreat and greuous plages and
re piſeaſes as he doth vs:that wer
e Ynreuerently and vnchꝛiſtenly
e pnagined of God. Fo2 what if
e. You thy ſelfe be moꝛe wicked
gen any other: But be it fo ỹ
as ther do liue moꝛe wickedly x
er: 4 cenciouſly chen thou. That
nl Potteſt chou, howe God dothe
lc, Yuniſhe them + The greatelt #
c Folke greuous paines and pu⸗
ut giſhmentes are the inward. ſo⸗
vl Þwes,and ſecret puniſhments
ur che mind, wh ich are not ſene
on pith the outward eye. And al⸗
us poughe they haue no ſpeciall
hen pꝛow no} ſingular greete, that
ich ppeareth vnto thee, and thou
104 knoweſt

29 N
knowelſf not what God mes
nech therby : yet oughteſt thon
(as a childe vnto the father) u
geue vnto him honoꝛ, laud, am
pꝛaiſe, ᷣ he diſpoſcth all thing
with ſuch wiſedom and in ſuch
oꝛder. And when he ſeeth time M1
he wil reward and conſider al i!
ſuche things, as haue been
wought and committed here Wi
tofoze againſt his moſt right! W!

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and iuſt lawes , accozding as!
they haue deſerued.

CAP. 1111. f
All manner of aſflictions are ſent ai
come from God of a louing and father f
ly minde tovvarde vs. ;

T is not ſufficient foz vs 1
knowe, that all maner of a.
flictio

a »9
Fictio commeth by the permil⸗
on and luflerance of God, of
5 iuſte iudgement by reaſon
"Four linnes. Foꝛ in extreame
ymptations & in great neceſſi⸗
es, thele are the firſtthoughts
Id imaginations that come
ta our minds: foꝛaſmuch as
em q haue greuouſip offended god
PHith my linnes,thcrefo2e is he
ſpleaſed with me, and nowe
come mine enemp, and hath
Wit his fauo from me. And if
e pꝛeuent nat and ſhift away
h kantaſies + imaginations
time, they will make vs to
from God, to foꝛſake him,
to abhozre and grudge a
inſt him: as Saul did, which

ima.

9

1. 82.13. 13. imagined and fully perſuaded .
hunſelfe, ů God puniſhed hym f
ofhatred x diſpleaſure againſt
him. And cherkoꝛe Sauls hart
turned from God, and foxfoke 3
him, and ſo he began to hate x
abhoꝛre him, as a cruel ty2ant, his
Thertoꝛe vnto ſuch poynts #
articles, as are taught hereto:
foze,this admonition doth alſo
apperteine, We oughte to re:
teiue with high thankfulneſle,
whatſoeuer God of a fatherly
and lauing minde, and not of a
ny indignation toward vs, ſen⸗
dech vnto vs, whether it be to
fleſh pleaſant oz greuous. The
Lode God viſitech vs w tem

2 tranſitoʒy milerye,
cuen

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ten fo) the very careful and 1b 5. 77.18
fatherly heart that he beareth 16.20. &c.
ward os, + not of any hatred 7702 312+
3 Oſga. 6. 1.
2 indignation again kus. Foz] pet. 4. 9.
Bod is reconciled, and at one Iams. 1. 2.
with all Chꝛiſten men, choꝛow Heb 12. 1. :
Sis ſonne, and loueth them, euẽ 345 e.
om the bery grounde of hys * hater:
art. Fo2 che which cauſe,how
9 euer, 02 by what manner of
nean it be that God puniſheth
+ coprecteth vs, he dothe it not
becauſe he hatech vs, as thogh
he wold vtterly retuſe and caſt
vs away: but of very pitie and
tompaſſion, only to receiue vs
as his childꝛen, to keepe x pꝛe⸗
ſerue vs, to erercile ⁊ pꝛactiſe
vs, to humble and to bʒing vs
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downe, and to ſtirre and pꝛicke
bs fo ward, chat pꝛay er, faith,
the feare of God, obedience x
other vertues, may ware & in
creaſe in vs, to his honoꝛ # our
ſaluatiõ. Teitimonics fo? this
haue we ſirſt: As trucly as J
line, J haue no pleaſure in the
death ofthe ſinner, but that he
turne and live, Mere now doth
God ſwear chat he doth puniſh
not to deſtroy, but to allure, re-
duce and bꝛing vs vnto repen
tance, Item. hom the Lon
louech, him dothe he chaſten, #
vet notwithſtanding he hathe
pleaſure in hym, as a father in
his childe. This is an euident
teſtimonv, that ——
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ble and vexation are no tokens
, Jokthe math and dilpleaſure of
1 God, but rather ſure tokens ol
his grace, mercy and fauoure,

i; wherby God aſſureth vs of his
ig mercikull will t facherly heart
toward vs. Item: Ne knom p

that vnto ſuch as loue God, all Rom. 8. 28
things ſerue to the beſt. And a⸗
h gain: we are cozrected and Ptt- 1. Cor. 11.32
h niſbed of the Lozd,y we ſhould

not be codemned w the wozld,
All this maiſt thou allo marke
in che whole ſtozp of Job tho⸗
row? out, Likewiſe, Joſephe Gen. 37.28.
was ſolde ofhis bꝛethꝛen, x de⸗ Act. zy. 9.
liuered vnto the Heathen ol . 1. &c.
bery malice and enuie, by the
pꝛouocation and ſuggeſtion ot

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ſeph himlelfe interpꝛeate it..
gain the church of Chziſt, that 1
is to ſap 2ᷣ Chꝛiſten congrega o
tion, which is Chꝛiſtes ſpouſe,, a
mult ſuffer vexation & atfllicti
on here vpon earth. But foꝛal n
muche as God loueth thys his
ſpouſe of his ſonne. namely the
congregation of the faithful, 4
mindeth to comfoꝛt her, and u de
be moſte benefictall vnto her: nc
therfoꝛe like as he hath railedÞ af
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dF affliccio,and geue her a ioyfull
bvictoꝛp of al ſuch things, as do
ig opp2eſſeher , But it is the in⸗
0: firmitie and fault of our weake
eyes, that we cannot eſpie the
at 4 mercitul and louing goodnelle
of God, t in and vnder the rodde
and ſcourge, Ahanſocuer we
are viſited with affliction and
miſery, it is our duty in deede,
firſt to acknowledge remem⸗
ber our ſiunes, x againe to con-
ſider the poke and bands ok the
deuill fo2 ſinne: but we ought
not to iudge & imagin of ſuche
affliction accoꝛding to the put-
poſe and wil of the deuil( as he
of a malice and a miſcheudus
D. ii. minde,

56 F
deth toward vs, which ſeeketh
continually nothing elle, but

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vtter deſtruction and confuſion
of all mankinde) but rather we
ought to eſteme and conſider of |
all ſuch troubles & afflictions, |
accoꝛding as God meaneth, + x
ſo receiue them, which of hys
mere goodnellc turneth them
to our wealth and pꝛolite, woꝛ
king and finiſhing therby oure Þ
perfiteſaluation,

And where ſvener the heart
cannot conceiue thys comtot,
that God cozrecteth and punt:
ſheth fo2 very merciful fauoꝛ &
loue toward vs: there of necel⸗
lity muſte the temptation and

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of very mercy, loue, and fauoure,
doth correcte and punishe vs.

i 7 De very righte and onelp
caule of the mercifull and
ehe will of God towarde
bs, haue we in the only merits
; E Jelus Chꝛiſte, vnto whome
we ought to lift vp our heartes
toward beauen, and to beholde
amd conſider him w our minds
continuallp, after this manner.
Our ſimes and mildeedes de⸗
el: ſerue hunger, dearthe, warre,
peſtilẽce, æ al maner of plages.
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6.7.8 &c. and made ful ſatiſfaction foꝛ al
cha. 51g. the ſinnesthat we haue cdmit- I
Rom. 5. 6.5. ted. He hathe redeemed, paied.
Rom. 5.3. diſcharged, and made harmlcs 7
* vnto vs all our mildeedes with
Ec his bitter death,victozies, and

ph. 2.5. ; ne.
Col. 1.14 TFeſurrection, and hath ſatiſfied |
Col.2.13, his fathers righteouſneſle , as |
1 . Paule doth teſtify very com⸗
OO foꝛtably, ſaying: Jeſus is be-

| come and made bnto vs oure
wiledom, oure righteouſneſſe,
our ſatiſtaction, and our redfp-
tion. So that now if affilictios
hurte vs only bp reaſon of oure
ſinnes, and our ſinnes be ſatil⸗
lied and diſcharged thoꝛow the
death and pallion of —

mu

. Cor. 1 9 30.

d 5 muſt it nedes folow.that al our

T afflictions alſo are likewyſe
put vs. Dea Chiſt, wich, and

5 .

6

I

SEU cn GGQG ui © t©©,@ vw

2 harmleſſe vnto vs, and can not

7 thozowhis paſſion, and afflic-

*

tion, hach bleſled and lanctilied
all maner of afflictions, þ they

all ſhuld ſerue and redound vn-
to all faichfull Chꝛiſtians foꝛ
their greateſt wealthe, by the
oꝛdinance and pꝛouiſion of god
their heauẽly father, He is the

true Philition, which alter he
perceiued, p affliction did feare

vs, toke vpon himlelfe to ſuffer
þ al maner ot trouble, vea moſt
greuous ſoꝛowes and extremi⸗
ties, becauſe he would ſet & ap⸗
point a certaine meaſure & end

D. iii. vnto

40
dnto our ſoꝛowes, & alſo bleſſe
and ſanctify,yea and alſo make
pleaſante and delectable very |
death it ſelfe vntovs, Dh if we
could fele, beholdand conſider
the heart and minde of Chyift,
whan he did willingly hange
vpõ the croſſe, and ſuffred hum
ſelfe ſo cruelly and painfully to
be tozmented and puniſhed,fo2 |
no nother cauſe,butp hemight
vtterly take awaye the whole
ſtrẽgch of all our ſinnes, ſoꝛow,
and death, and deſtroy hel, that
none of chem ſhoulde hurte vs.
And againe, chat he taſted and
dꝛanke of the cup befoze vs, 5
we being ſicke c weake, might
the rather dꝛinke and caſt _

A oy
why. 4 n

xz wj# xzF Y” . . ¶²ẽů TC IJ RT.

4?
after him, loꝛaſmuche as no e⸗
uil miſhappened vnto him ther
2 of, but inunediatli roſe vp agal
from death. Oh, if pknowledge
and remeb2ance of this might
remaine in our harts vp2ight,
7 and ſhine cotinually befoꝛe vs,
Then ſhould we neuer ſinke oꝛ
kainte, noꝛ pet deſpaire of che
mercy and goodneſle of God,
although we ſhould laboure in
neuer ſo dangerous and gree-
, uous battell, and thoughe we
t our ſelues ſhould taſt and feele
. che due puniſhment, that oure
d | ſins haue deſerued: then ſhould
5 ve be able to ſtande ſtiffely a-
t gainſt the gates ok hel. And all
t
N

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1
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ö

manner of ſoꝛowe, heauineſſe,
De. temp⸗

——

cempeation, are, and milfo2-
tune, ſhould thereby be — ;
conſumed li ſwalowed vp. And |

euen this is the higheſt+molk *
ſpeciall comfoꝛt that euer was 0
heard oꝛ red of from the begin: F
ning ofthe woꝛld. Me is only a⸗
lone ſufficient (if we conſider |
him and take holde of him as |
we ſhould do) to plant ⁊ nrafte | 8
ſuche a minde in vs, þ we ſhall Þ
not only not ſoꝛom no2 be hea⸗
uy, but alſo triumph, #retopce Þ
in and of our milery and affiic: Þ
tion, as Paule triumpheth ex⸗ n
cellently and highly. Ther he de
faithe : if God hath not ſpared m

le

his only ſonne, but hath neuen ab
him vp fo? vs all, howe ſhoulde bo

be

ks 43
he not geue vs all things wpth
| him: What make we tht with
9 our vaine fearfulneſſe, care, ſo⸗
row andheauineſſe*lherfo2e
(if we wil be right chꝛiſtians)
ve muſt with all thankfulneſſe |
et foꝛth, extoll x magnify thys
ercellent, intmite, and heauenly
grace and benefite of God, and
te che high and ſingular comfo2t,
l which we haue by Chꝛiſt. Fox
all they v lacke the knowledge
e gf the benefite that we haue by
© ©Chiilt, and refuſe this excellẽt
ad high treaſure, whether thci
he de Jewes 02 Heathen, Maho⸗
0 Emets oꝛ popich, they can not be
ale to geue anp true, perfit,oz
* holſame corte: either to cvs

ab

ſelues 02 to anye other in ande E
maner of feare oꝛ doubt of the

conſcience, 02 in anye other af: |!
fliction and neceſſity, So long
as they are quiet and ſafe, and
neither feele no2 conſider the Þ
paine of deache, oz anye other
greefe o2 neceſlitpe,they maye |;
wel liue ſecurely and boldly w- þ
out any maner of fear, but wh? F
che euill houre once commeth, |
that the weather changeth a li⸗
tle, chat cither, thozowe there:
uelation & opening ofthe lawe
they fele & perceiue the wꝛathe
of God ouer them, oz elſe tho- cla
rowe the manifeſt and euident ſon
tokens and pꝛeaching of 5 iuſt foꝛ
puniſhment and vengeance of tra
God,

od, * thozow the * taſk
ok ſome plages, they are ſoden⸗
ly taken and ſtriken with fear,
chan dothe all theyꝛ wiſedome,
f tounſel, and 2 — erwith
© to withſtand any ſuch euill, vt⸗
[ terly fatle Mm ard ſodenlt de⸗
ceiue them, Then flie they frõ
God, and can not tell whether
to run, 02 where to hide them⸗
„ ſelues. And howe ſmall ſo euer
their temptatton oꝛ plague is,
their heart is daſhed t as ſoꝛe
e atraide (as Boles ſaich) of the eu. 6. g.
e © noiſe ok a leafe, as of a thonder⸗ Prou. 28.1.
lap. And with ſuch maner per
t ſons the whole trade of they?
t fozmer life, with al their labop,
ff I trauaile, and affiance in they}
ſuper⸗

— — — —

Mat. 1.21.
Act. 41 2.
Phill. 2.8.

loked fox,

¶ Sinulitudes and compariſons, declar!

fuperſkitious ſeruing of God | 0
and in their hard and ſtraightt f.
life, is vtterly loſt and ſpent in u
vain. ea what comfozt ſocuerſ c
they haue ſought belide Chailt b.
it is al nothing elle, but an auzſ a
mentation of theyz ſozowfull?

fear, and a training ot them to 4
wardes deſperacion, So thatþ I
without and beſides the Lozdep fat
Jeſus, there is no maner of cõ be
fo2t, aide noꝛ ſuccoz at all tu be ge
it
2

CAP. vl.

hovy, and after vvhat maner God do
plage and chaſten vs of very loue, mer
cy, and fauoure tovvardes vs.

77 Den as almighty God fa der
che merites ok his ſon, m 3

JLDU:

47
d. ok any irefull minde oꝛ diſplea-
te ſure, but of a good will and lo⸗
in uing heart towardes vs, dothe
iet coꝛrect and puniſhe vs, he may
lt be compared and likened vnto
url 4 facher, a mother, a maiſter, a
ul Jhifttion, an huſbandman, a
goldſiich, and ſuche like,after
ial this ſenſe. Like as the natural
2eſ father, lirſt teacheth hys deare
cd beloued childe, and afterwarde
be geueth hym warning and mo⸗
nition, and thi coꝛrectech him
atlaſt: even ſo the eternal God
rin iſſayeth all maner ofwayes w
bs, which are wel growen and
lde in yeares, but yong x ten-
ful der in kaithe. Firlt he teacheth
nos his wil thozow p preaching

"|

47

vfhis wonde, e geueth vs war
ning. Nowe iffo be, p we wil
not folow him, than he beatech :
and gierketh vs a little with a 1
rod, as ſomtime with pouerty, h
ſometime with ſickneſſe x dil h

U

caſes, oꝛ with other afflictiõs,
which ſhould be named x cſteF
med as nothyng elle, but chil
dꝛens roddes 02 the wandes
corection, Now it ſuche a rod
oꝛ wand will not helpe noz dot
any good, than taketh ÿ father
a whippe oꝛ a ſticke. As in caſt
hys ſonne wareth ſtubbozne, t in
will ſpend his mony and thꝛilſ are
wantonly and riotouſly at thiſ ti.

tippling houſe with euill com fen

panp, than commeth the fathanwer

a |

49 :
and pulleth him out by v haire
ofhis head, bindeth his hands
and feete, andbeateth him till
his bones cracke, and ſendeth
him into pꝛiſone, o2 bantſheth
him out of the coũtry. Euen ſa

g whan we ware obſtmate and

ſtubburn, & care in maner net-
ther foꝛ woꝛds no? fo2 ſtripes,

the ſendeth God vnto vs moꝛe
heuy and vniuerlal plages, as:
peſtilence, dearth, ſedition, vp-
ro2, caſualtye of fire, murther,
warre, loſſe of victo2y, that be-
ing taken of our ennemies, we
arc led away pꝛiſoners & cap-⸗
tiues. c. All this he dothe, to
feare and to tame vs, and as it

henwere wich violence, to dziue t

| |

E to

L
to loꝛce vs, vnto repentãce and
amendment of our lines, Now?
truth it is, that it is agatlſt the ö |
e
T

fathers wil to ſtrike his child,

he wold much rather do him al

che good þ euer he coulde. But T
thozow long ſufferance, and o
uer muche cheriſhing, the chil-Þ! f
dꝛen ware rude and foꝛget al
nurture. Therefoꝛe doth he pu⸗
niſh them, but yet in the mids
of all his anger & puniſhment,
his fatherly hart bꝛeaketh out,
In caſe that he putteth his ſon
away from him, koꝛ ſome gre
tous fault, pet he ſendeth hyn
not away altogether comfozt
leſſe, but geuech him ſome gar:
mentes, and ſome comfozcable
woꝛds,

3
nd woꝛdes, 4 ſo ſendech him from
hi, not to remain fo2 euermoꝛe
he. in baniſhment, but when he is
5 once a litle hübled, meekened,
al and amended, to turne home a⸗
"ul gaine. And this is onely the fa-
| thers mind to turne and keepe
it from his ſonne all ſich things
alf as might hurte tdeltrophim,
ue neuer minedcth to caſt away
vsÞ vtterly to forſake his chile,
nt) Euecn fo certenly „when God
us ſendeth miſery and affiction
o'Þ vpon our necks, ther lieth hid-
EY den vnder that rod, a fatherly
yu hart and affection, Foꝛ the pe-
cultar and naturall pꝛoperty of
God is to be louing and krend⸗
ly to heale, to helpe, and to doe
E. ii. good

Gen.2.15.

Gen. z. S.
Eccl. 15. 14.

| 72 |
good to his childꝛen, mãkinde.
Adam and Eue when thei wer
put into paradiſe, wer they not
plentuouſiy endued w all good
things; But they could not oꝛ⸗
der no? vle the rightly, as none
of vs all can, but aſſone as we
haue al things at pleaſure, and
lacke nothing that we coulde
deſire, then fo2thwith ware we
both negligent and ſlouchkull.
And therekoꝛe God ſendech vs
euill, chat he may doe vs good,
and yet in the middes of all at-
flictid and puniſhinent, he ſen⸗
dech ſome mitigation, comkoꝛt
and ſuccoꝛ. And we may take
exaple by our fo2cſatd firſt pa⸗
rents Adam and Eue, whe as
God

ma, con ow. A >, Sued

=] Tx ep my, 22 os

Aawlkam e

q 53 |
: God was fully determined bps

on the very poynt to exclude #

baniſhe them out of paradiſe

Firſt he clothed chem again(f
the froſt & violence of the wea⸗
ther. And he cõkoꝛted them al:

ſo with the — of 5 blel⸗

(ed ſede, which maketh all ma-

ner ok affliction, not only eaſpe

and harmleſſe, but alſo holſom

tt pꝛolitable vnto vs. And thys
lame nature doth the immuta⸗
ble God neuer chaũge, but ke⸗
| peth it continually, he will not
vtterly foꝛſake vs, but only lul⸗
fer vs a little to ſmarte fo2 the

ſinnes that we haue cdmitted,
and fb pꝛeſerue vs from ſinne
afterward that we run not into
E. ui. the

Gen. 3. 15.

Furthermoze, be it in caſe, þ |:
the facher hathe two ſonnes, |
wherof the one behauech hym- |
ſelfe wickedly, and pethys fa- Þ
ther puniſhety oꝛ corecteth hl
nothing at all, the other tfo2 the |
lealt fault he dothe 1s taken vp
and cozrect by and by, What Þ
thing elſe is the cauſe of this,
but that p father hathe no hope
of amendment at al of the one,
and therefoze mindeth to putte
him clerely from his heritage,
and to geue him na part there: Þ
ot. Foꝑ the heritage perteineth Þ
wholely vnto that ſonne, that Þ
is challned and coꝛrected. And
pet the lame poꝛe ſonne, chat is Þ 77
| thus Þ

* 3
3.Ccr.11.32 the daunger of eternall paine, |

p |
)

„ * thus caſtenevthinkerhi in his
mind that his bꝛother is much
| moꝛe happi then he,fozaſinuch
ds he is neuer beaten no? ſtri⸗
ken. And cherloꝛe he ſighs and
mournech
keth thus: Well, my bꝛother

by himſelt, and thin⸗

doth what he will againſte my

| fathers will, and wythout his
; leaue,and pet mi father geneth
him not one foule woꝛd, he ſuf
| fereth him to take his pleſure,
aͤnd to runne where he wil:and
towards me he ſheweth not ſo
much as a good loke, but is e⸗
uer in my top, it J doe but loke
ay. c. Here now maiſt thou

mark the foliſhneſſe and igno⸗

rance ol che childe, which hath
4 reſpect

E.iiii.

'

cs

reſpecte only vnto the pꝛeſert
greefe, and neuer remembzeth
noꝛ coniidereth what is reſer⸗
ued and kept in ſfoze foꝛ hym: |
even ſuch thoughts and imagi⸗⸗
natios haue Chuſten men and 1
wemen alſo, when as they ſuf⸗ Þ #7
fer muche tribulation, and ſee Þ r
on the other ſide howe pꝛoſpe⸗ fi

u

h

rouſly it goth with the wicked
& vngodly ſoꝛte. Taheras they
ought rather to comtoꝛt them a
ſelues, with the remembꝛance he
of 5 heritage, that is reſerued
fo: them in heauen, which ap⸗
pertaineth vnto them as good
and vertuous childꝛen. As foz
the other that hop and ſpꝛing,
make merry, x take their _
ure

57

ſire now fo2 a while, chey ſhal⸗

be depꝛiued ol heritage euer⸗
laſtingly, as ſtraungers, x ſhal
haue no parte therof, And this
pꝛouech ſ. Paul, wher he laith: |
my ſonne, fearc not when thou Heb. 12. 5.6
art coꝛrected of the Lode, but 7-5-*6-

receiue his puniſhment thank:
| fully,and with a good wil. Fo

whom ſo euer the Lozdloucth,

him doth he chaſkiſe and puniſh

and ſcourgeth every child that

he receiueth, Now if pe be per

takers of coꝛrection, than doth

God offer and ſhewe him lelke

bnto pou as a father, And if all

thoſe that be childꝛen, be coz-

rected, and pe without coꝛrec⸗

tion, are pe not than baſtards,

E.. and

58

c not childꝛen: In theſe woꝛds
doth S. Paule euidently com⸗
pare and liken the puniſhment
of the Loꝛd vnto the coꝛrection
ot a natural facher. And whom
ſhuld not theſe woꝛds make to
tremble and quake wheras he
ſayth: thoſe are baſtardes, and
not right and lawfull childzen,
which are not puniſhed. And a⸗
gaine, whom ſhoulde not this
thing reioyſe & comfo2t, wher⸗
as he ſaith : they that are punt-
ſhed are childzen, Wlhercfoze
althoughe the almighty Lode
ſheweth himlelfe diſpleaſed w
vs, it is nothing elſe, but a dil-
pleaſiire ofa moſt kind and lo⸗
uing father, which lecketh not

ST | our

neſſe q vnrulineſſe of the child,

59
dur delkruction x vndoing, but
only our refoꝛmation, amende⸗
ment and welth. Geue ouer tht
ſelf therkoꝛe paciently vnto the
wil of God, chy taithful father.
Reioyſe in the coꝛrection of 5
Lo2d,fozaſinuche as thou arte
ſure and certatne thereby, that
he bearcth a gracious, and a fa
therly heart, minde and wil to⸗
wardes thee, Furchermoze,
God is alſo in this behalf com-
pared to a Mother. The mo:
ther feedeth and noziſheth the
childe, and all the good ſhe can
do vnto it, that doth ſhe,euen of
a tender and motherly heart.
And yet, thoꝛowe the froward⸗

is

40

is ſhee ſometime ſo moued and
pꝛouoked, that ſhee is angri w
it, chideth it, rebuketh it, and
beateth it. Euen ſo were it the Nhe
very nature and pꝛopertye of Þ-!
God, to ſuffer no maner of mil ue
ktoꝛtune to happen vnto vs, but Icke
yet thozowe our manifold ſing ch
he is pꝛouoked to puniſhe and Yea
chaſten vs. Nowe as little as cor
the mother denieth, fozſaketh,
92 geueth ouer p child, though
ſhee be angry with it and dil⸗
pleaſe it: Euen as little dothe
God foꝛſake oꝛ geue over vs in
our nede and neceſlity, miſery,
and affliction, though he ſeeme
neuer ſo much to be diſpleaſed r
w vs. Scripture foz thys haue Þ

we:

&r
z © we:Tfa mother can koꝛget her Eſay. 49. If,
I childe, chan may J alſo foꝛget
d thee ſayech the Loꝛd: but if ſhe
2 hhould foꝛget her childe, yet wil
I not foꝛget thee. There is ne:
C Juer a ſcholemaſter, noꝛ handie
it crattes man, which taketh any
g ſcholer oꝛ pꝛentice vnto him to
d teache, but he will make theſe
g conditions with him expzellp,
3, {that che lad ſhall not be ſclte
h uilled no2 ſtubburn, no? folow
his owne bꝛaine and mind: but
with all poſſible diligence ſhal
marke and take hede vnto that
which his maiſter teacheth hi.
And if he will be negligent 02
play the trouan, and not geue
zunſelfe vnto his bulineſle ”
he

42
he ought to do, If he being his
maſter, ſhould beat and puniſh
him therkoꝛe, that he be contit
to take it paciently and wyth a
good will. Nowe, the maſter
doch not coꝛrect and puniſh his
ſcholer oꝛ ſeruaunt foꝛ any in:
tent to hurt him, oꝛ foꝛ ani ma
lice and euil wil towards him,
but only that he ſhould learne
better afterward,be mode dili⸗
gent t take better heede. Euen
ſo like wiſe Chꝛiſt receiueth no
ſcholler oz diſciple vnto him,
but he maketh coditions with
him moſte neceſſary fo2 eucry
Chziſten mã, which are expꝛel
Mat. 10. 24. fed in Mathew. The wopde offiha1
God ought to be the only rule ou
wher-

63

uherby we ſhould be oꝛdered:

;] but we had rather to folow our
owne head and our own bꝛain:
by the meanes whereof ofte
tunes we goe awꝛy x mille the
right way, and therfoze the he:
Juenly ſcholemaſter knappech
vs on the fingers, til we appꝛe⸗
n, hend and learne his will moꝛe
ne perfec:lp, Likewiſe the Phiſi⸗
li: tion 02 ſurgen mult cut away
en and burne out the rotten and
no] dead fleſh wich his iron and in⸗
m, I ſtrument, that the whole body
ich be not infected and poiſoned, x
ry periſhe. Euen ſo dothe God
cf ſometime plage oure bodies
olf harply greuouſly, that oure
ie, ſoules may be p2elerued and
jet⸗ hea⸗

63

healed. And howe depe ſo euer
God thꝛuſtech his yꝛõ into our
fleſhe and bodies, he doth it on
ly to remedy and to heale vs.
And it it be ſo that he kill vs,
than wil he bꝛing vs to ö right
life. The Philitian in making
of his triakle, occupieth Ser:
pẽts and adders, and ſuch like
poyſon, to dꝛiue out one poiſon
wich another: euen ſo God inſ!fC
afflicting and coꝛrecting of vs, It.
occupieth and vleth the deuillÞVil
and wicked people, but yet alf hau
to do vs good withall. As longſfalla
as the phiſition hath any hope b
of the recouery of his pacient ee
he aſſayeth all maner of mea au
nes and medicines with him will

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65
as well ſower and ſharpe, as
ſwete and pleaſant. But aſſone
as euer he beginneth td doubte
3. ok his recouerpe, he ſuffereth
s, him to haue and to take all ma⸗
cht ner of things, whatſocuer the
ng | pactent himlelf delireth. Euen
7.8 the heauenly Phiſition, as

zel long as he taketh vs Chꝛiſtiãs

2102 his, and hathe any hope to
in recouer oz to heale vs, he re⸗
ſtraineth vs from our will, and
ill not alwayes ſuffer vs to
haue what we moſt deſire, but
neſſ{!ſone as he hath no moꝛe hope
peſoſvs,and geueth vs ouer, than
nt bee ſuffereth vs foz a time to
ea aue and entcp all dure owne
ma will and pleaſure, This lunili⸗

as F tude

66
tude and compariſon is taken

out of the fifth chapter of Job;
Tf the Loꝛd God doth wound,
than doeth his hande heale a:
gaine. c. Furthermoze, whan
the hoꝛſſe breaker geueth vnto
a luſtve freſhe yong hoꝛſſe, too
much of the by:dle, he is wilde
and wãton, and goeth not woll
as he ſhould do, and by chance
in a llippery and {liding place
he might fall headlings ouer x
ouer. Euen ſo if our creatoꝛ t
maker ſhoulde ſuffer vs ouer
much, and geue vs too large lt:
berty, we ſhuld ſone waxe wild
and pꝛoud therof, and it might
happen, chat we ſhould vndo!
and deſtroy oure ſelues, th W

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67:
foehe geuetch vs a ſharpe bit
in our mouths, and helpeth vs
to bꝛidle, and to tame our fleſh,
that v noble and pꝛecious ſoule
periſhe not. Againe, like as the
carter oꝛ fooꝛe mat yerketh his
hozile with the whip, and ſtri⸗
keth them ſharply whan they
wil not dꝛaw no2 ga fo2warde,
and yet fauozeth and ſparetl
them alſo, that he may entop
them the longer: Euen io God
ſtriketh and whippeth vs, whã
we doe not right as we ſhould
doe, and yet neuertheloſſe ſpas
reth vs, and will not make vt-
terly an end of vs. Like as the

poꝛe ſhepheard alſo, whan hys

foliſh ſhepe ſtray abꝛode in the
F. ii. wilde

68

wilde wilderneſſe among the
olues, dꝛyueth them from
ſtraunge wayes into the right
way, e huntech them into their
ſure ſhepetold, where they mai
be in ſafegard:Euen ſo we like
wiſe, foꝛaſmuch as we mix our
ſelues ofte times among the
wozldlings, & haue felowſhip
wich thoſe that are ennemies
bnto our Chꝛiſten and true re⸗
ligton, therfoze God commeth
bnto vs, and dꝛiuech vs wpth
ſozowe and repentance from
them, that we ſhould not be de⸗
ſtroyed and periſhe together w
them, The herdman wil ſuffer

ſpꝛing

ſche calues, as are appoynted in a
to the ſlaughter, to runne aud

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ſhꝛing about in che paſture at
pleſure, and againe ſuch as are
reſerued to laboꝛ, are kept and
bled vnder the poke: Euen ſa
aunighty God doth ſuffer and
permit vnto thoſe vngodly per
ſons, whoſe deſtruction is at
hand, to haue all pleaſure and
luſt vpon earch, and to fulfill &
accompliſh their pleſures and
deſires, but the godly, whome
he will vie to his honoꝛ c glo⸗
ty, thoſe keepeth he vnder the
poke, and reſtrainech them fro
the pleaſant Iufts of the wazld,
A wiſe andCſkilful huſ bandmã
doth not calf noꝛ ſow his ſeede
in a field 02 ground, that is not
hoken, plowed and tilled as it

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oxen, and goeth to the field, and
caſtech vp the earth wyth hys
plowe ſhare, and ſo tilleth and Þ
harroweth it, and than firit of F

all he ſoweth it, that if any rain

fall, the ſede may be laued, dꝛi⸗ |
uen into the earch, x take holde
and ware therin. Euen ſuch an
huſ bandman ts God, x we are
his tillage, And he beſtoweth
not his ſpꝛite x truth vpon ſuch
as are wilde and paſt all fcare
of God, Moꝛeouer, like as the
gardener hedgeth hys garden
roũd about, and fenſ{eth it wyth
thoꝛns x bꝛiers, that no beaſts
noꝛ noiſome cattel hurt it:euen
ſo God defendeth, keepeth and

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5
peſerueth vs from euill com-
pany, and from all manner of
| ſinne, thozow thoznes and bꝛi⸗
ers, that is to ſay, thozowe the
* croſle and afflictions, as Olce
| ſapth : J wil beſet their wayes Oe 2.6.
i: © with thoznes, and they? foote
| pathes wil J hedge. If ö gard⸗
ner cutte of the knobs, and the
| croked bowes from the trees
in his gardẽ, and loppeth them
a little, vet as long as the rotes
remain, che trees are neuer the
woꝛſe, but ware neuerthelelle,
and bꝛing foꝛth frute. Euen ſo
doth God lop e hewe the crab⸗
by olde Adam with the crolle,
not to p intent to hurt oꝛ harm
vs, but to kepe vs in awe, and
F. iiii. to

72
to teach vs godly maners. And
ſurely as long as the roote of
faich remainech w bs, thoughe
we be ſpoiled and deſtitute of
all richeite, and of all maner of
woꝛldly and bodely comfozte,
yet ſhall we bꝛing foꝛthe good
frutes to the higher honoꝛ and
gloꝛy of gods holy name. Chꝛi⸗
{ken mẽ without the croſſe are
like vnto grapes, which hang
vpon che vines, and haue the
fruition of the open aire, and
remain ſtil vpon the ſtocke vn⸗
fruteful, and no man is the bet:
ter foꝛ them, Tlherfoꝛe p hea⸗
ucnlp vine man bꝛyngech the
Chꝛiſtians vnto the winepꝛes,
where thei are beaten, pꝛeſſed,
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ſtãued and bꝛoken, not to cheyꝛ
deſtruction, but that they may
be deliuered from the coꝛrupti⸗
on æ infection of wozldly luſts,

t may bꝛing fo2th ſwete wine,
and beare plealant frutes. The
| Goldſmith caſteth a lumpe of

gold into the ouen and into the
fire, not to conſinme it away w
the fire, but to purge it fro the
coꝛruption that is in it, & that
all that hangeth about it, and
is no gold, ſhuld be burnt awai
with the fire,and conſumed vn-
to aſhes. Euen {o is God the
goldſmith, the woꝛld the ouen,
affliction the fire , the faithfull
Chziſtians the gold, x the filth
and coꝛruption is ſinne. Now

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wil God purge # make cleane

coꝛruptid, and make them glo⸗

riots and beautifull vnto him,
The free maſon heweth p hard
ſtones, heweth off, heere one
pecce, and there another til the

ſtones be fitte and apte foꝛ the

place where he will laye them,
Euen ſo God, the heauenly fre

maſon, buildeth a chꝛiſtẽ chur⸗
che, and he frameth & poliſhech
vs, which are the coſtly & pꝛe⸗

cious ſtones, with the croſle x
affliction, that all abheminati⸗

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taken out of the way. Againe,
as the dier, blecher, oz the laun⸗

dꝛelle waſheth, beateth, löpeth

and clappeth the foule, vnclen⸗
ly and defiled clothes, chat they
may ſo be white, pure, c clean:
Euen ſo dothe God ſometime

handle and deale with vs, to Pan. 11 32.

make vs pure and cleane.

CAP. vii.
Trouble and aſflictions do ſerue to proue
and to try vs vvithall.

T Rouble and afflictions do

pꝛoue, try, inſtruct, confirm
and ſcrengthen the faithe, pꝛo⸗
uoke and ſtir vp pꝛayer, dꝛiue
and foxce vs to amendment of
life, to the feare of God, to
mekeneſle,to patience, to cons
ſtancy,

78
ſkancy, to xentleneſl! e, to ſober⸗
neſſe and temperancpe, and to
all manner ok vertues, and are
the occaſton of exceding muche
good, as well trãſitoꝛy as eter:
nall, in this wozlde as in the
wozld to come. By affliction +
trouble will God pꝛoue and al⸗

Mat. 10. 22. ſap, marke and ſpie, how depe

Mar.8.;4. thy heart hath entred w God,

Luke. 9.3. howe much thy faith is able to
Lohn. 12. 29 ſyitcr t to beare, whether thou
canſt loꝛſake, both thy ſelfe and
al other creatures in the woꝛld
to2 his ſake. In ſunnne to be
ſhoꝛt, he wil try how thou wilt
behaue thy ſelt when he taketh
vtterly from thec, and out of
thy ſighte that, wherein —
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29
molt delighteſt, and haſte any
pleaſure vponearth, God kno⸗
weth well inough bekoꝛe, how

thy ſelke: but he wil ſhewe and
declare to thy (elf and to other
alſo, what is in thee, Foz ofte
times people do ſo extol a man
and make ſuche boſt of him, to
be the wiſeſt, moſte circũſpect,
manly # honeſt man in a coun⸗
try. c. but whan the time of
riall cometh, there appearcth
no ſuche thing in him, as was
thought and loked foz, A man
can not tearne toknowe a [uſt
and a ſtoute man of warre in v
time of peace, but beſt of all in
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ell and fterce ennemies doe in⸗ 4
uade and aſlaulte his captaine,
hen a great tempeſt ariſeth
in the ſea, then doth it appeare
whether the ſhipmaſter be ci:
ning in ruling the ſterne oꝛ no,
Againe, thoſe are the moſt ho
neſt and moſt chaſt matrones,
which being ſoꝛe tempted, al;
ſaulted, and pꝛouoked vnto wit
kedneſſe, do neuertheleſſe key
their ſpouſe faith toward they
hul bandes vndefiled, Euenſe
can no man knowe no2 p2oil
perfectly, howe the Chziſta

church kepeth her ſpoule, fai

e fidelity towardes her ſpouſ
and bꝛidegrome Jeſus Chail,

vntill * time as Antichꝛiſt
allab

Ir
aſſaulteth and tempteth her w
ue doctrine, tirannv, and per⸗
ecution. Suche trees, as haue
ong and depe rotes, and ſuf:
nacient naturall ſap, can no vio⸗
"Kent heat of the ſunne hurt noꝛ
harme. But luche as are kelled
Ind cutte downe, are ſone dꝛied
p with the heate of the ſunne,
Nike as the graſſe alſo that is
owne downe doche ſoone wi⸗
her. Euen lo likewile ſuche
*Waithfull perlons, as are rooted
n Chꝛiſt Jeſu, can not trobles
0 afflictions hurt, they grow
d ware grene notwychſtan⸗
ing: but the vnlaich ful do be⸗
ay themlelues, æ ſhewe what
hey are, aſſone as they ſee any
heat

33
heate of trouble oꝛ perſecution
comming. TA ich one flaile are
bothe the ſtalkes and eares of
the coꝛne beaten, and alſo the
cone it ſelfe thꝛeſhed and pur;
ged out. Euen ſo with one ma⸗
By affliction NCT of trouble & affliction, are
andrroubleis the faithful purged and pzous:
— Com ked fo pꝛay bnto God, and to

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bnfaithfull alſo to murmur and
curſe : and ſo are they both tri:
ed, pꝛoued # known, When the
cozne is thꝛeſhed, the kernel li
ech mixed among the chaf, and
alter warde are they diſſeuered
a ſonder wich the fan oꝛ win char
dle. Euen ſo the people in th!Y;
church doe firſt heare the pꝛea⸗
ching

Fx

pꝛeching of Gods wozd, Now
ſome ſtumble, repine, and are
offended at it, and other are not
offended, and yet they dwel tos
gether, one wich another: but
when they are kanned oꝛ wind⸗
led, and when the wind ok trou⸗
ble x atfliction beginneth once
alitle to blow, chen is it eaſy to
ſunder and to know the one fro
the ocher, che kaich full lrom the
unkaith full.

Art thou pure cone : Ilhat
needeſt thou then to feare, ey⸗
ther the flatle oꝛ the wind: In
the thꝛeſhing and in the wind
thou ſhalt be del:uered & ſonde⸗
[ed from the chaffe, and ſhalt
be made moze pure then thou
G walt

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vaſt befoꝛe. Let themfeare þ
are chafte, which are not able |
to abide the wind, but muſt be
blowen awap, and ſo calf oute |
fo? euer. n

A rot'en and an olde weake F z,
houſe ſtandech a while foꝛ a h
time: but aſloone as a winde
commech & blowech, it appea⸗ x
rech vnto all men how fe ble the de
foundat: on and ſtay of it was. ex,

ven ſo arc there tuch Chziſtẽ

men wiihout ground 62 foũda⸗ N dir
tion, which as lõg as al things ay
go wel and pꝛoſper with them an
they are good Chꝛiſtians: but; -

Pifmulst on in the time of trouble and pers and

23 knovven in |

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85
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dothe a man try, which be his ae O
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Examples: al mighty God .
No tempt and pꝛoue Abꝛaham
ind bad him offer vy r kill his Cen. 25.4.
only ſon, Then was Abꝛahan
in a great d:!Trefſe,perplcritpe
end heauineſle, he had rather
nhaue loſt alhis goods and poſ⸗
ſciſiong, ⁊ all that euer he had
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86
dpon earch, then that he ould
ſo ſlap his dear ſonne. But pet
chough it were againſt nature,

and an vntollerable thing, pet!
The enſwmpie he caried his lonne koꝛth thice Þ |
2 docuine for dayes icurnep, to kill him with
FS. his owne hands: he ouercame
his fleſh by kaich, and would be
obedient vnto God. Than laid Þ
Gen. 22. 12. God vnto him, now J know þ Þ
| thou feareſt God, and haſt not
ſpared thy only deare ſonne fo}

my lake,
And Moiſes ſayth: remem⸗
Deut. 3. 2. ber all the wayes thoꝛowe the
Me fene of Which the Loꝛd thy God hatht

mute yeares in the wilderneſſe, be:

vyholely bent

co do his vvil Cauſe he would chaſten & pꝛouc
<4 thee,

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hee, that it mi 8b appear, and
be knowen what was wythin

| g v hart, whether thou woutdik

kecpe his commaundementes

dn no.

Set Pharao and Dauid to⸗
gether, che one againſt the o⸗

ther, two notable kings. JPha-
| raoperſcuereth and continuech Exod. .;.

obſkinately, ſtubboznly & per⸗ ones 8.32.
uerſly in his wicked purpoſe, 49.
1 the manifold

plages that did fal and lighten

bpon him. Contrariwile, howe

fone did Dauid geue ouer, and 2. Sa. 16. 10

bꝛeake out with all mekeneſſe,
ſubmiſſion, patience, and ac⸗
knowledging of his whozedö,
when as he fled from Ablalon,
G.iii. Sht-

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Math. 26.
70.71.72.
Rl arke. 14.
68.70.71.
Luke 22.
E7.58 60,
luhn 18.

2.27.

him moſt ſhamefully.

Shimeirebuking and reuiling

Job was ſtriken with many
greeuous ſozes, that there was
nothing ſoũd oꝛ whole in him,
{rom the ſoole of his fote to the
top of his head:not that he hay
deſerued ſuch heauy puniſhmẽt
moe then other men, but that
God would declare to all the Þ
wo!ld, his pacience and kaith⸗
fulneſſe. But his wife did than

ſhewe her weake faith and coz:

rupt nature.

Tho was moze faithful and
mote feruent than Peter: And
pet he denied c faꝛſoke Chile
befoꝛe à ſimple woman, Cho
ought nct thertoze to — 1 m

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trtall bene found kuthfull, ſked⸗ che oncly
yy falt, and conſtant. 1
4 | In like maner daily experi⸗
1, | ence teachech vs to know: the
ig kiithkull and vnkaithkull a ſon-
y þ der inperſecution and affiictts
it on. There are ſome that cleaue

to the goſpell fo a time: but Math. rz at

+ whanthey ſee, they can not at- Mar. 4.15.
| tein that they ſougyt and loked Luke. 8 24.
foꝛ, than they koꝛlake it, & fall
krom it againe, yea, and in the
time of temptation they fall to
blaſpheming of the holy gol
| pel, But the godly, which haue wore vvel chis
| 1t fired in their heartes, ſtande *2*<2<-
ſtedfaſtly by God bothe in lite
and death,

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CuAr. vI I.

Fr rouble and affliction do helpe and fur.
ther vs to the knovvledge of our ſelues,
and of God alſo, and ſpecially to vvuc-
.dome.

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le and a good thing koꝛ a

man to know him ſelf wel. Fe-

licity and pꝛoſperity blinedeth

Aduerfity ma ©1MA,Vut when he is under the

kethaman to (roſie He beginneth to marke

duct or the krailneſſe of his body, the
dus vvorlde. vncertenty ok his life, the feble-
neſſe of his vnderſtanding, the
infirmity and weakneſſe of his
owne ſtrength and power. He
Gall ſpy and perceiue how far
he ts entred in the way of ver:
tue, howe the matter ſtandeth
betwene God # him, whether

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keth himſelf ofttimes to be wel knorven to
grounded and ſtabliſhed, but in uarſiey.

the time of temptatiõ he feleth

howe lightly & ealily he is tol⸗

{cd and turned ok euery blaſt of

che winde. Item, by affliction
and miſfoztune God will put
ethee in remembzance, how ma⸗

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my thouland perils are pet han⸗
ging ouer thy hed, which ſhuld
lighten and fall vpon thee, ik he |
did not kepe and p2elerue thee VV* 3
from them. And the ſame God (<6 ce ©
ſaych thus vnto thee, The wic- ſelues.
| ked eneiny,wtth an inmnnera⸗

ble + infinite heape of all euils
and miſcheefes, dothe aſſaulte
thee and lap watche foz to ſub-
Gb. due

Ir
ofthe deuils. Foꝛ a man chin⸗ „n dea
himſelf in ad-

Trouble and
afflicbon is a but J haue appoynted him bys

meane to pro-
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due thee, x to ſwalowe thee vp,

bounds, ouer the which he can
not paſſe. The longer thou art
vnder the croſſe, v better maiſt
thou learne all the vertues and
goodneſſe of God. At hys iuſte
iudgement and ſtraight iuſtice
wherby he ſheweth his wꝛathe
c diſpleaſure againſte the wic⸗
ked and vngodly, x ſendeth vp⸗
on their necks terrible plage,
and the obſtinate and vnrepen⸗
tinte he condemneth eucria;
ſtingly.

Item hys intinite power,
wherby he can helpe and com
foꝛt thee, in moſt extreme mile:
ry and necellity.

Item

| wherby he doth faithfully per⸗ able duche.
' fome all his pꝛomiſes, æ bzin-
* geth to pas al his thꝛeatnings.

5 |
Item his vumtable truche, is wmvrs-

Item his exceeding mercy @ lis mercy.

- free grace, whereby he pꝛeuen⸗

tech all euil toward vs, and wil

mot ſuffer vs, to be caughte and
| opmeſſed with ani miſfoxtune,

Item his eternal and euerla⸗ His eternall &

| fling pꝛouidence, whereby like eue as

prouidence.

d father be taketh charge and 1.Pet.5-7e
| care otier vs, and gouernech all
tings molt wiſely,

tem his glozp, magnilicẽce

and laudes fo2 the foꝛeſaid ver⸗

tues, which do ſhine moſt clear
ly in akfliction & aduerſity. Fo2
the which cauſe S. Bernarde
wzp⸗

To learn vxiſ. Df wiſdom,circumſpection,p:ut
dom in aduer-

gt ye.

94
Iyyfech thus: wherby doe we ||

dothe firſf bite and grecue the

know that he, that dwelicth a
boue, is amõg vs here beneth:
Foxſothe by this ÿ we do ſticke
in trouble and afflictions. Fo?
who coulde be able to ſuſtainc,
beare and abide them wythout
God:

A man hath nede at all times

dence and ſoberneſſe. Like as
pꝛoſperitpe ſhutteth x blindeth
the eyes of men, euen ſo dothe
aduerſity ⁊ trouble open chem.
Like as the ſalue, that reme⸗
dieth che diſeaſe of che eyes,

a 5 e 3 W 7 as . &- th - "FS <q I Es
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eyes, and maketh them to wa-
ter, but pet alterwarde the eye
light

|
ſight is clearer; ind moe harp
* | then it was: Euen ſo trouble &
* affliction do greue & vexe men
' wonderfully at the firſt, but af-
ter ward it helpeth, and lighte⸗
nech the eyes ofthe minde, chat
it is afterwarde mo2e reaſona-
ble, wile, and cir ciunſpect. Fox
trouble bꝛingeth experience, x
6 cPerience bzingeth wiſedom. Eccle. 34.
The rod and puniſhment doe prou. 29.1
bing wiledom. And of this did
theſe pꝛouerbes firlf ſpꝛing vp:
the moꝛe plentifull lande, the
woꝛe foliſh and wicked people,
And againe: aduerſity cauſech
men to looke well and farre az
bout them.

Itemithere is mo man wile,
but

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but with his hurt and loſſe.

Item, p man map wel learne
to ſwim, which hath the water
at his mouth,

Dauid ſaith : O Lozd,Hoie
good and pꝛolitable is it vnto
me, chat thou haſte chaſtened x
hũbled me, that J might learne
thy rightuoulnelſe & thy com
maundements.
¶ Trouble and afflictions do helpe and fur-

ther vs te the right knovvledge of cute

ſinnes, and topernte ſorovv and reer
tance lor them.

Od rcgu:reth, v the know
Theknor?- */ ledge of oure poiſoned ' 1
ledge of our

on cori p- COTUPL nature, & of the mach

dio is che vv ai gf God, ſhould ware & increaſe
20 Icpetance. , ,

in bs, wherebp we mighte col

celui

97
teiue an harty ſo20w and rep?-
ne tance fo2 our ſin es, and ſo dats
ter b amend & waxe better. Now
tuthe it is chat in our heartes
we naturally ſticketh a roughe ſe⸗
ta cureneſſe rechleſne lle, wher⸗
bo we do little regard c eſteme
no the inw rde filthineſle of oure
I- hearts, And ſpec lally when we
fcele no maner of taſte of the V/h-nwebe
R
ut ave 4
5 nelle o our ſinnes noꝛ the iuſt 3
udgement of God, and the ter⸗
5: rible puniſhmente due fo2 the
md Wame, But whan the hande of
ach God dothe humble and plucke
-aſe Mowne ſome ſpecial perſons o2
on an whole congregation, then
dit re⸗

vs ;
remember we the greatneſſe 5
heauineſſe of ſinne, that Gods
wathe and indignation is not
too ſoꝛe, without ſome ſpectall
and moſt iuſt cauſes,

And then bꝛeake we out into
ſuch woꝛdes as cheſe. O Lon,

Happy is mat we haue deſerued theſe plages
Lech chis con. A thouſand wayes,D good and
= 1 moſt iuſt God, thou rewardeſ
Exo.24-7. the mildeedes ax tranſgreſſions
— 13 ofthe fathers in the childꝛen i
Deut. 5. 9. they folow their fathers ſteps,
Deut.7-9. even vnto the third and fourthe
generation,

Like as the hard copper and
tinne doe melt in the fire, enn
ſo in trouble and affliction, tl!
hard, rough, x ſfubbozn harte

| Nl

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; 9
do melt and fall to miſliking x
lothing their ſinnes. A treſpal-
ſer doth tha firſt of all perceiue
his kaultes tightly, when he is
bought vnto the iudgement to
be puniſhed, and is adiudged t
condemned vnto death. And fo
this cauſe dothe God vſe ſuche
rough and harde meanes wpth
bs. Ind bothe the common and
gencrall, and allo the particu⸗
lar and ſpeciall plages and ads
rlities, map well be called a
gart of Gods law, x as it were
Bods pꝛeaching, which teſtity
md declare vnto vs, that God
$ heauily diſpleaſed wyth all
aner of wickedneſle and ab⸗
Janination, chat raignech in»
D wozldz

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1099
world: chat all men ſhuld Hiible
& ſubmit themlelues vnto god,
bewail and lament their linnes
vnto him with a ſoꝛowfull and
a right penitent heart, x delite
hig grace and mercy,

Foz an example: Joſephes
bꝛethꝛen in Egipt did then ird
ok all ſpye their wickednelle,
committed againſt cheyz bꝛo⸗
cher, when as very neede ad
necellitye did vere them in 4
ſtraunge countrey. ;

hen as the Loꝛd did lem
into the wilderneſſe, amog the
Ilraelites, venemous ſerpentz
which did bite them, and ſettt
chem on Fire. Then came
they lirſt to Poiles, and ſapds
ut

| 101
1 | Wehane ſimꝛed. foꝛaſmuch as

d. we haue ſpoken againlt p lozd,

es and againſt thee.

AQ hen ÿ peſtilence did rage.
then layd Dauid vnto the {ozd:
behold it is I that haue ſinned,
ez | what haue thele ſhepe done:
ru Nowe thertoꝛe if it be ſo, chat
lle; knowledge ot the ſinne, and an
110: bearty diſpleaſure againſt it be
and pꝛolitable and neceſſarp, then
in i can we not well kozbeare trou⸗

77
þ

t. chr. 21.75

Daud being
ing, vvas not

ashamed to

confeſſe us
fault.

f ble and aduerſity.
ſem 2 Cu Ar. x.
x tht r rouble, affliction, and aduerſi tye doe

| helpe and further vs to the exei ciſing
ents and increaſing of our faith,
ſetu c / Hat our kaich is pꝛoued e
came! tried thozow the croſſe and

apde tho zo aduerlicy,it is declared
H. ii. be-

yt

# bas in trial

YON
beloꝛe. And now ſhall it be cut.

Vianadver- then firſt right ſtabliſhed, erer

iy

dently pꝛoued, that our faith is

ciſed and augmented, when ad:
uerſity cometh, The very true
Chaiſten faith is groũded only
vpon the grace, mercy, power,
& helpe ol God thozow Chyilt, Þ
Which thing can not be right
compꝛehended with vain thou⸗
ghts, imaginations and ſpeci Þ
lation, but God commeth vpẽ
the miſerable ſinners w heaps
of myſeries. Whatloeuer they Þ
attempt, goe about 02 take in
hand, it goeth backward wyt
them, and their whole lyfe 1s
made ſo bitter as gal vnto thi,
chat they can no where linde
1

mp reſt. And why Foꝛſothe it
is done fo2 this purpoſe, that
they ſhould vtterly neglect and

” deſpiſe all maner of counſell #

© comfozt ofma, that they ſhuld
be pluckte from all manner of
truſt in the pollicies c powers

olche wozld, and » they ſhould
© vtterly deſpaire of all helpe in

| any creature, And in the ſtead
ok y that they ſhuld ſet and fire
their harts and minds only in
God, and p nothing at all ſhuld
elle remaine in them, but only
vnlpeakable ſighing vnto god,

pꝛoceding out of a true faithe,

in whole helpe and mercy only
altogether conlilteth, Teſtimo⸗
mes of ſcripture : Poiles wit⸗
Þ.itt, neb

184 |
neſſech chat God ſuffered the |?
Tfraclites to be diuerſli vexed,
and to be bzoughte into great
diſtreſſe, ⁊ yet pꝛeſerued chem
woͤderfully, foꝛ this cauſe, chat!
whan they ſhuld come into the
lande of pꝛomelle, they ſhould
not ſay:mine owne power, and
che ſtrength of mine own hãds
wer able to bꝛing chis to palle,
but thou ſhouldeſt thinke vyon ©
the Loꝛd thy God: fot he it is,,
which geuech thee ſuch power,
whereby thou arte able to per⸗-
fo2me, and to bzing any ching!
to paſſe.

And ſo did God deale afccr- Þ !
warde with the childꝛen of Jt: Þ
tael, which of their own bꝛaine

an |

105

dend lolſedome ſcught help, ſuc⸗
ed, coꝛ ct maintenance at the king
cat ol the Alliriãs, and at the king
em ot Egipt, which were the very
hat lame thatatterward did belege
the them, ſlap them, and cary them
ul ] aba pꝛiſoners. 4 dd ſo after p,
nd they felt and pꝛoued, chat there

ids | was none that could luccour &
le, helpe them, but only the Loꝛde rere. 10 6.
jon buto whom chey peelded, and Hole. 6. 1.
is, gate ouer thẽſelues at length,
er, ds: J looked fi no nother, but
er: chat J ſhould die. But it was

ng! done koꝛ this purpoſe, that we
| Gold not put any truſt in our

As Celues, but in Sod, which rai⸗

TC IÞ ſec; vp the dead againe.

ins © Ties 1 whatſceucr ſtirrech bn

W Y. ili. and

106
and exerciſeth our faith,ofthat
ought we not tobe afraide, but
rather to reioyce in it.

. CUhan we liue in idleneſſe,
y Vreearelos-jnallluft and pleaſure, the de: Þ
| I) vvhen vye are lil ſnappech vs vp, and ſo blin: Þ*
I _— & dcth vs in our weakneſle, that
x we think God doth not regard
* vs, and all things in the woꝛd Þ

2
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1 to happẽ without any wozking Þ
ö 02 foreſight of god. But as wel Þ
in ſpeciall as generall aduerũ⸗
ties there is greater matter 4
1 occaſion, to pzactlie and to ex:
1 erciſe thy faith, :
Teles Godſuffereth thee to fall i.
* make thee to t pbuertye, oꝛ thy moſte deart ;
deten“ frendes to be taken from thee Þ
God. by death, o2 ſome other dilqui
etnelle

5. - GOP
at © etnefſe tohappenvnto thee,
ut 3 As thanhalt thou a great oc⸗
2 caſion to awake and to p2actile
thy faith: And firlt to call to res
membꝛãce the pꝛomiſes of god
* contetned in his woꝛde, & than
to call vpon him foꝛ his grace
and aſliſtance, and ſo to reſiſt æ
withſtand all maner ok natural
doutkulnelle and deſpatre that
hangeth in thy fleſh, howe gre- Shrink nor frõ
: © nous ſo ener thy neceſſity ſeme rgb euer
to be, andhowſoeuer any man thy troble ba.
dothe imagine that God hathe
withdꝛawn his face from thee,
n: and will not helpe thee at all.
In like maner in al common

neceſlities and general, this is
the right exerciſe of faithe, and
Y. b. cht

the moſt holy ſeruice of God 3.
we firſt coſider and weigh car: jt.
neſtly all manner of perils and
allaultes of the churche and of
the common wealth, And after
chat, chat we pꝛay vnto God w
conſtancie i in à conſtant and a lively faith 32,9
— he wil deliuer and pꝛeſerue the
cuuſtan. church from falle doctrine, lit:
perſtition and hipocriſie, and
that he wil gracioully rule and
gouerne it. And that he will al:
ſo pꝛeſerue the common welth
in good oꝛder and quietnelle,
wil graunt wholeſome air and
reſonable weacher, and will al;
ſo reſtraine and let che wude r
diſſolute behauioꝛ and conucr⸗
ſation of the conmion ſozce of
pv

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people, and will graunt, main ·
taine, and pꝛeſerue a Chʒiſtian
© diſcipline, behauoꝛ + honeſtpe,
herby his holy + godly name
map be lauded and magnifted,
his kingdome augmented, in⸗
: creaſed and confirmed, and the
kingdom ofthe deuil ſubuerted
and conkaunded.

And remember thys alſo,
whanſoeuer thou cõſidereſt thy
aduerſtty, foꝛget nat to deũre of
God, hope & truſt, fo; comfoyt,
aide and ſuccoꝛ, and loke p thou
ſtriue and fighte mightely and
manfulip againit all maner of
miſtruſt, and put away ail ma⸗
ner ol deſpaire, how greuoulix
lo euer thy aduerſity & _

d

FE fro
dothe increaſe, and thus is thy
faith wel rightly pꝛactiſed any
exerciſed,

An example: From holy Job
was taken al that euer any mi
mighte take any comfozte in,
wife, childꝛen, goods & frends,
and one trouble, ſoꝛowe, hea
up meſſage came ſtill in ano-
thers necke, and he had not one
dꝛop of bloud in his body, that
was not conſumed and waſted,
And he ſate in the light of al
the wozld,was they} laughing
ſtocke, and ſo exerciſed & pꝛac
tiſed his faithe, and gaue ouer
— only and wholely vnto

od.

Unto Abzaham was *

n= SAS =S KSS

nn
ſed a ſeeds, which ſhould be fn Gene. 12.2. /
ultitude as þ ſand of the ſea, — «oof
and as the ſtarres in the Tkie: Gen. 22.17.
nd yet was his wife bare and Eccl. 44 1.
vnkrutefull, and he alſo waren
old and aged,y after the iudge⸗
ment of naturall reaſon it was
t poſlible, chat that pꝛomiſſe
ſhould be fulfilled and come to
jalle, By the meanes whereof
Abꝛaham did exerciſe,tryc and
mactiſe his faiche.
And thus did Joleph,Dauid,
Daniel, all Patriarkes, Pꝛo⸗
phets and Apoſtles, as well in
the common & generall aduer⸗
ſities ofthe church, as in theyꝛ
owne pꝛiuate and peculiar at-
llictions, exercile ay” =
eir

ies |

their faith, and this was chen

ro be corſtãt higheſt Gods ſeruice, whery |
Meh ods they honozed and ſerued God,
aue. CUlherfoze in our time allo god
geuech vs great & marucliong

occaſton, thozowe trouble am
aduerſity, to awake, ſtirre vp,

to cxerciſe oure faithe. And hy

Novy flick is ſuch txerciſe is the faith inc
qucreaſed, {ed and confirmed, yea and ſhi,
nech moze brightly, cc is made

moꝛe beautifull and glozious,

Fo? whatſocuer a man hatht

pꝛoued and tried Himſelfe, that

beleeuech he afterwardp moze

Fi & hope ſtedfaſtiy. Nowe he, that iss
makerh vs to Chꝛiſten man oꝛ woman, p20:
de conſtant in ugth and feleth in dede, that in

adu . | |
e, the middes of his lozowe mn

b IT
Safiliction he is ruled, delended,
ru tomloꝛted & pꝛeſerued ot God.
od, [| Foz hope can not be confour: Rom.. 1
ded.
And therkoꝛe the Chꝛiſtian e
the faityfull man, choꝛow trou⸗
ble e aduerſitye, is made moꝛe
bold and harty, and concludeth
vich himſelte, mote than euer
he did befoze, that God hath a
ſpeciall regarde and conſidera⸗
on of thoſe,that are in trouble
ind miſerp,and wil gracioully
helpe & deliuer them out. Like
as one, phath ſailed ofte vpon
the ſea, and pꝛoued and eſcapey
great # dangerous tempeſtes,
and hath bene ſoꝛe toſſed w the
frarfull waues, is afterward þ
"1 moꝛe

114
moe bolde and hardy to go bn

to che ſea,fozaſmuch as he hath
euer eſcaped wel, and hath had
good foꝛtune befoze: Euen ſoq
chꝛiſten man, whom the croſle
hach oft allaulted and exerciſe
foꝛaſmuch as he hath alwayes
found comfo2t,aide and help of
God, afterwarde he truſteth
god,thelonger y mote, though
the ſame affliction and aduerſ⸗
ty come againe vnto him, that
he had befoze, And to this pur
poſe heare and marke two ſpe:
ciall notable examples: Ont
out of the Old, and another out
of the New teſtament,
Dauid, whan hee p2epare
bimlelfe co lighte againif the

valtan

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115
baliante giant Goliath, layde

theſe woꝛdes: the Loꝛd, which 1.82.17. 37.

hath deliuered me from a Lt-
on, and from a Beare, ſhall de⸗
liner me alſo from this Phili⸗
ſtan,
And again Paule ſaith:God
hath deliuered vs fro fo great a
death, and deliuereth vs daily, 2,Cor.1.10,
nd we hope that he will delt-
r vs from henceforth allo,
And to p ſame purpole dothe
his alſo appertain, to conſider
hat the croſle aſſureth thoſe ö rob. y. 7
eare it in the Loꝛd, of p grace Hole 225

now certenly, that they are o

he number ofthe elect, and the! bn
hidzen ol God, foꝛaſmuch nn
I c

:
1

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116
Apoc 3. ig. he loketh bpon them katherhy,

to retoꝛm and to coꝛrect them.
Foz whye thus it is wzytten:
Dea all thoſe p euer did pleaſe}
Iudit. 8.26. God, haue ben pꝛoued and tri:
ed by many and diuers trowp?
bles, and haue bene found con
ſtant and ſtedfaſt in faith. |
2, Tim. 3. 11. Item. All choſe, that wil ling
Eccle. 2.4. godly in Chꝛiſt Jeſus, muſt i

5. 6. &c. : "agen |
Pfal. 33. 8. fer perſecution and affliction, )

Cuna?. 21.

C Trouble and affliction geueth vs och
on to pray vnto God, and to laude a
praiſe him.

Uery Chꝛiſten man knit
Ecth this, that it is neceſſn
and pꝛoſitable fo2 him to pi

and to call vpon God molti
ulm

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117

tently e detoutly, Mow whan
a man liuech in all pꝛoſperity, pr entie
than he pꝛayeth very little, o2 cauſerh negli-
very flenderlp and coldlp , he? Per
u hath no great alfectiõ oz mind
ro ppon it. Chat pꝛaper, » is not
pꝛeſſed and thꝛuſt out wyth the
coolle, flawech not out from the

depth and botome ok the heart.
But ſoꝛow, heauineſle, and ad⸗
uerſity kindleth the minde and
ſettech it on fire, dꝛiueth, cha⸗
ech, and hunteth it vnto God,
and compelleth it to call upon |
Bod feruently x earneſt{y, Foo:
t ſuch time as we ſee and per⸗ hre e
eiue well, that we can doe no⸗ ing of oure
ing ol oure ſelues, and what neee
great neede we iT of yy P helpe of Gods

Ul, AY

318

he will vouchlaue to gouterne, |
aide, and defend vs. a
Like as the water, as long a
it floweth and runneth ouer the
euen, plaine, wide, and bꝛoade
ficldes, bzeaketh not out by u
violence, but diſperſeth # ſpxaþ
deth it ſelf ab2ode euery where
alike : but whan it is gather
together by cunning e ſcience, Þ
and conueyed into a narowÞ
roume, as into a pipe o2 con
duit, than it ſpꝛingeth & ſpou-Þ
tech out an highe : Euen ſo the
minde of man, as long as it 1s
quiet, idle, and without ſoꝛom
oꝛ trouble, it walketh and wan
dereth abꝛode at large and at
liberty: but whan it is bzoug)t
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119
reſtrained and dꝛiuen to a

| Utraight and narowe ilſue tho-
row trouble and aduerſitye, if
bꝛeaketh out aloft vnto god in Eccl. 35. 13.
beauen with an earneſt, hearty 14.15.16. 17
pn} and feruent pꝛaper foꝛ grace, Ades. 10. 1
bea aide and comkozt: Wihervpon |
hett there is a common JNouerbe
ſpꝛong. Neede & netellity tca-
thech men to pꝛay. O. Lode,
5 5 han trouble and aduerſity is Eſay. 26.16
Pt and, than do men ſeke thee, 17.18.
han thou chaſtneſt and puni⸗
heſt them, chan call they vpon
hee lamentably. Examples:
han the childzen of Iſraell

wal; heard of the comming of theyꝛ
d u nemies their Philiſtins, they

vere afraid, and ſaid vnta Sa⸗
Iii. mu⸗

120

I. Sam. . 8. muel: ceaſe not to cry bnto the
Lozd our God fo bs, iᷣ he may Þ
helpe vs out ofthe hands of the
Philiſtines. Manaſſes, which
2. Kings 16 all the dayes of his life was a
very bloudhound and a tyzant,
3. Chazz. 11. was bound with chaines, x led Þ
away vnto Babilon. And whã
he was in extreme anguiſh and
neceſſity, he made his humble
8. Ch. 33.1; pꝛayer and ſupplication befoze
the Loꝛde his God: and God
heard his humble pꝛayer, and
bꝛought him againe to Jeniſa:
lem. Ihen there aroſe a great
Nat. g. 24. tempeſt vpõ the ſea, in ſo much
Maru. 4. 37. that y ſhip was oucrwhelmed
Luke.8.23. with the waues, x Chyilt ſlept,

_ the —— haſted vnto
him,

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him, and waked him vp, ſaying

p Lopd helpe vs, fo2 we periſhe.

The cxample ofthe Heathen Mat. 17.28.
woman doth teache chee howe
the Lode pꝛolongeth and de⸗

ferreth his aid and helpe ſome⸗

time foꝛ the nonce, v we ſhould
be kindled vp to crye the moze
feruently, and to continue im⸗
poꝛtunately in earneſt pꝛaper.
S, Auguſtine wꝛyteth thus.

Ihey that are godly, are oppreſſed & vex-
ed in the church or congregation for this
purpoſe, that vvhan they are preiſed they
Shoulde cry, and vvhan they cry that wy
Shuld be heard, and vvhan they are heard,
that they Should laud and praiſe God.

And like as the croſſe and ad- Aduerſitye
ucrlity doth farther and pꝛicke „ Provore
vs fozward vnto the firit parte and thaks ge-
of pzaper, which is to deſire x

I. iiii. craus

. A ˙²˙¹ oy” I

112

traue of God: even ſo dothe lt
alſo further and pzouoke vs all
bnto the ſecond part of pꝛayer,
which ts to laude God, and to
geue him thanks. The almigh⸗
ty power, wiſedom, rightuoul⸗
neſſe, mercy and truth of God,
theſe high and excellent godly
vertues, woꝛthy of all laud and
honoꝛ, do appcare tn the croſle,
affliction and aduerſity of chꝛi⸗
ſten men, whan God viliteth
miſerable ſinners, comfo2teth
thoſe that are in diſtreſſe x mi⸗
ſerp, helpeth and dcliucreth thẽ
out of al maner ot neceſſity, At
thele things doe all Chyiſten
people wonder # maruel high⸗
Ip,and therfoze bꝛeake thep out
(0

127 |
to magnikye, pꝛaiſe, and extoll
God with vn{peakable laudes
and pꝛaiſes.

Ce haue ſuche a treaſure in

earthy veſſels, that the power, 2. Cor.. 7.
thatlieth aboue, and hath the
victo2y,might appeare to be of
God, x not of vs:that is to ſay,
we are weake # miſerable vel⸗
lels, that Gods hono? and glo⸗

ry (hauld be kurthered and not
dures.

Foꝛ an example take the ſto⸗ 8
ry of Daniel: How the imp2ti- Dan.z.r7.
lonnent and captiuitpe of the
Jeweg did ſerue wdderfully ta
the gloꝛy and pꝛaiſe of God,

Our ſautour Chit ſheweth

the cauſe whi p man was blind
J. b. krom

124

Iohn. 9.2. from his very natiuity & birth:
namely, that the wozks of god

ſhoulde appeare and be made

menifeſt in him.
Mozeouer all the Pꝛophets,

Apoſtles and electe of God, y

whom God wꝛought wonder:

full maruellous things, wert

P.. 44. 11. 2 contemned and deſpiſed, yea:
2 4.5. ſometime ſlaine æx murthered, Þ

8.
91 aa that al men might ſpy and per

| 8.9. ceiue, that their faith and woꝛ
I 7. Mac. a. 52 king, which did not ſhzinke but
N 2. Mac. j. is continued vpꝛight, was a won
of God, and no power of man

And therekoꝛe that God muſte

be lauded and pꝛaiſed aboue al,

CAP. xII.
¶ Trouble and aduerſity doe further vs to
Vertue and God. ineſſe. U

| ff 5

r 3 ——— —— 1 Buns

125
| ve croſſe and tribulation
do baniſh and dꝛiue away ß By trouble &

attliction ver-

koꝛmer lines, and hinder and tue is encrea-
xeliſt thoſe þ are to come here- {4, and oure

ormer ſinnes

| after, and helpe to plant, exer⸗ I mented.
tile and increaſe all manner of

r 7 vertues, that the ungodly may

be p2ouoked and furthered to
* repentance and amendement,
and rekoꝛmation of their liues,

| and the godly to further vertue
and godlineſſe. Foꝛ what afflic
tion ſo euer the fleſhe doth ſuk⸗
fer, it greeneth it very ſo2e, it
would rather be mery,at reſt &
quiet. Nowe euery one p hathe
any reaſon,knoweth thts right
wel, that he thozowe hys owne
luſtes and behauiour, bzingeth
much

i vw CY y . = — — —
b oe y- —
— _ ”— ay - 5 he," __— 22 * a 8
-

126
much aduerſitye and affliction
vpon his owne neck. And ther:
foze in conſideration of that.he
beginnech to beware & to take
heede after warde of all inoꝛdi⸗
nate and diſſolute liuing, as » Þ
cauſe, grounde, and occaſton of
all miſery and ſoꝛow, that be:
lides this pꝛeſent affliction he
be not plaged alſo eternally,
TAhich J will declare x pꝛoue
firſt with ſimilitudes: ſeconda
rily with teſtimonies of the ho⸗
ly ſcripture: and thirdly, by ta:
miliare examples.

A water, that is contimially
ſtanding, how cleare ſo euer it
ſeeme, pet it is cozrupte and
naught. But that _—

”

4
4 |
1
3

|
.

on hach his concimail courſe, the

a | moꝛe it ruſhech and ſtruggleth
7 oucr the ſtones and landes, che
e moꝛe liuelp, frech, and better it
di: [ is: Cuen lo a godly man in the
; þ ablence of p croſſe is ſluggiſh,
rok! dull æ litherly, but thozowe the
be: trolle and afflictiõ he is quick⸗
he ned and exerciſed and encrea⸗
N (ed in all goodneſſe.
The ruſty and cankerd iron.
thoꝛow the file is made bꝛight
and {mothe : Euen ſo the olde
ruſty Adam hath nede of trou⸗
ble and aduerſitye, to file and
purge him from the cankerde
riſk of ſinne.

A knife though it be neuer ſa
ſmothe, ik it be not vled, it =

128

eth ruſtie, & the ſame ruſt fret
teth and marreth it. But the
moze p it is occupied, thoughe
it be ſomewhat wozne therby,
pet it is the moꝛe bzight:Euen
ſo although ſome perſon hath
a good nature and inclination,
if he be not occupied and erer
ciſed with trouble and aduerſ⸗
ty, he waxeth ruſty, cankerd
rotten : but thozow the crofley
tribulation, though p rult hau
won ſomewhat of him, being
man x weake, yet he ſhall ther
by be made moꝛe bꝛight, clcat
and beautifull againe.

The ſede that is caſt into the
fielde, muſte ſuffer the winde,

raine, now, froſt, and al * |

129 5
ff tempeſts, and yet it wareth
nd bzingeth foꝛth frute: Euen
the ſpirituall ſeede, which is

e woꝛde of God, being recei⸗
ed of a deuoute and a feraent
cart, is not deſtroyed thozow

ouble,butb2fgeth forth right
od and p2ofitable frute.

A walnut tree che moꝛe it is
eaten, the better it is, and not
he wozſſe : Euen ſo man tho⸗
owe many ſtripes and muche
duerſity, turneth from ill, and
pareth good.

Fo the thicke and hard ſkin
an hozſe o2 an aſſe, is nothig
etter than a very ſharp whip,
erke him with: Euen ſo fd2
ur ſtubburne and hauty fleſh,

there

x30
there is nothing moꝛe fitte aw
pꝛolitable, than much ſoꝛowe;
beration, whereby it maye hy
ſtirred and pꝛicked fozward.
Cloth muſt be oft beaten an
bꝛuſhed, wherevpon there is;
pꝛouerbe: Thus muſk wolln
cloth be vſed, that there b2ecty
no mothes in it: Euen ſo ſhal
ſpiritual mothes and woꝛme⸗
wickedneſle,ſtnne and abhom
nation, haue the leſſe powert
bꝛeede in vs, if we be well by
ſhed and beaten in time, wy
affliction and aduerſity.
The fleſh that connneth frel
out of che ſhambles vnſalte
wareth ſoone vnſauerte , an
womes byede in it, but 1
wi

11
nich his ſharpnelle kerpech it
weete from coꝛruption: Euen
dothe God caſt and ſpꝛinkle
alt vponvs thoꝛow diuers tẽp⸗
tions and afflictions, þ they
ay bite and ſeaſon vs, that we
Mrupt not, noꝛ peariſh in ſin,
That body that is alwayes
dle, x neuer moueth no2 hathe
No exerciſe, is ealily ſubiect vn⸗
o lickneſle & infirmittes, But
hoſe bodies, chat haue their er⸗
ciſe and laboꝛ, are moꝛe luiſty
d ſounde, and can better con⸗
aue: Euen lo che ſoule, that is
ell exerciſed and occupied 6

_ ouble and affliction, hath oc⸗

aſton and cauſe, to be beautt-

ul, ſound and cleare.
R Jt

| 132

It is a bery true ſaping, the
ſharper that the lie is, the clca-
ner taketh it away all manner
of filth : Even ſo our coꝛrupt +
yoyſoned nature had ncede ofa
ſharp æ a biting medicine. The
greater & ſharper the trouble
and aduerſity ts, the moꝛe filth
and inconuenience it biteth a:
way.

Fe a raw & weak ſtomack,
which is of a naughtye digeſt;
on, bitter woꝛmwoode ts very
good and holeſome: Euẽ loo)
the weake and keeble ſoule, is
bitter trouble and afffictionve-
ry holeſome and neceſſary, Ne

member this JPꝛouerbe.
Aſter the ſick man had recouered his ſort,
He liued yyorſe,thag euer he did mw

234 |
the pꝛeſent time ſeemeth to be
ioyous, but heauy & greeuous; Þ
but afterward it bꝛingeth a qui!
et frute of rightuoulneſſe vn
thoſe, chat are exerciſed therin

He that ſuffereth in the fleſhe

J. Pet. 4.1. teaſſeth from ſinne, that from

hencekoꝛthe (che time is rem
Rom. 6. 13. nant in the fleſhe) he may lit,
1. Ioh. 2. 1. 2 not after the luſtes of men, but
__ after the will of God, And thys
ſhall examples make moꝛe mi
niteſt.

Under Joſue had the child
of Iſrael many battels, 4 wer!
dꝛiuen to fight againſt their et
nemies, and they did neuer fil

Tudg. 2. 11. no2 ſwarue from the lozd,vntil
8 afterward that they —
r

Loſue. 2.1.2.

135
obe] gelt, and had all things plenty.

Js;

L qui Þ
pr lpeciall perſons,

Thys is an exãple of an whole
ultitude, Nowe take exiples

The Pꝛophet Jonas, being
1the whales belli, remembꝛed Jonas. 2.1.
iis ſinnes, altered him ſelt, tur⸗
2d + was obedient vnto God.
The loſt and delperate ſonne x.14e.11, 14
id then firſt of all run home a-
rain? vnto his father, when he
awe and felte his milery and
ouerty,
Marke the daily experience.
Ae imagine oft times thus w
ur ſelues: Dh, if J were once
ole, and reſtoꝛed againe, J
voild litrely behaue and ozder
ſelte well as J ought to do,
N. iii. and

136
and wold helpe and ſerue euen
man: Oh, if J wer rich, J wol
gladly diſtribute vnto the pon
people faithfully, But aſlooÞ
as we come out of the daunga
in dede, we haue cleane fo: got
ten altogether. As long as ve
haue no maner ok nede, no man
can hinder oz reſtraine our
wickednelle.
Foz an example imag in tw
ſondꝛy houſes, whereof in thi
one is celebꝛate and kept ame
riage, where ther is mirth, io,
e good cheare. And in the other
is one ſicke on his dead bed. ſt
the Bꝛidehouſe, where ts dal
ſing, is vſed all maner of light

neile and diſſolucenefle , groll
am

137

am thy words, baudy ſongs
and ballets, ſhameleſfle behaui⸗
dure and maners, and wanton
and light apparel. One leapeth

and winſeth like an hoꝛſſle. An
other ſtãpeth like an aſſe. The
third dꝛinketh himſell dꝛonken.
And the fourthe doth nothing p
honeſt is, ſo that a man might
ſay; the people wer become ve⸗

ty bꝛute beaſtes. But by him, v
lieth on his dead bed, is all ſtil, Eccle.7.35.
not a woꝛd ſpoken but honeſt x
ſemely. All things are don lad⸗
ly, demurely, x diſcrecely, And
at that time not only the men,
but allo the wemen # childzen,
and all that are in the houſe,are

godly occupied, chey pꝛay, they
KR. iii. com⸗

conmfo2t, & brooke ort into ſich Þ
Fec!.14. 1 WNds as theſe: Ahat is ment
100. 3.21. how tranſitoꝛy and vaine arc al
Job 4.15. things that we haue here vpn

Plal.;8. 9. |
Pal. 2 earth: but in the life to come i

Pſal. 103. 1 ſhall be farre otherwiſe. {
Pla 146. 4. Againe, trom the mariage z
E. io. 6. Bzidchoule goeth manye one
home heauy r ſad, vexed in hys Þ
minde, and diſdainefull that he
is not ſohappye and fo2tunate
as other be. And ſodenly is ra⸗
uiſhed with the beauty of ſome
wife oꝛ maiden, that he ſawe at
the daunſing, which hath woũ⸗
ded and ſfriken him to the hart,
And whenhe commeth home,
he loketh ſowerlp on his wyke,

he is froward toward his chil-
dꝛen,

ach ] dꝛen, and teaty agatn? all the
e: hor ſhalde, ſo that no man can
al ple: ſe him.
pn But he that goeth home from gecl. 735.
ne it the mourning houſe, thinketh
him elk wel, blelled, and happy
e that he himſelf lieth nat in any
one ſuch extreeme neceſſitye. Ir he
hys Pat had any ſickneſſe oꝛ vexa⸗
the tion in time paſt, nowe he is a-
ate ¶ ble co beare it the moꝛe ealily #
ra: paciently, when he compareth
me it to the greeuous and vntolle⸗
2 at rable paine of the man, that li⸗
of: eth in pangs of death. By rea-
rt, on wherof he is the moꝛe paci⸗
1e, ent, gentle æ frendly towardes
fe, {Wis wife, childzen, + his whole
il: Nheuſhold: pea he taketh occalt-
n, K. b. on

140
on therby to refozm and ame N
his cuill lite. |

CnaP. x11, y

ESorovve and affliction doe helpe and fir. :
ther vs toyvarde the feare and loueof Þ

God. .

* Roulle and affliction dar]
ingender the feare of Ga N
in them, whpch ſuffer it, and u
other likewiſe which doe hem
& know of it, ſo that many tale
example and inſtructs therby,
and afterward attempt not am
thing temeroully and raſhly,
gainſt the will and pleaſure a
God. Fo? he is lawfully to bt
Mar: io. 28. feared and dꝛeaded, which cat
bzing and lay vpon vs al man
of plages, æ alſo hath iuſt ”

| 14!
end right towarde vs ſo to doe.
Now we being feble & weake,
are in no wiſe able to reſt and
af. uithſtãd the ſtrong and migh⸗
oed ty God, no: we are not able to
uithſtand oꝛ put off the leaſt ill
day o an Ague, Yea we ca not
7 chuſe but ſiffer the leaſt 4 moſt
contemptuous and feeble crea-
7 tures to plage and diſquict vs, Exod.7. 10.
| as liſe,flees,flies, and ſych like og. a

vermine,which did maſter and F.. 10.1;
overcome the mighty puiſſant 2. Mac. 9. :

king of Egypt. Acts. 12. 23.
re I It is a very true Pꝛouerbe, a
o H Burnt hande dꝛeadeth the fire.
cu Fo in the ſame ſenſe and mea⸗
ann ning ſpake Moiſes vnto fear⸗

ful people: God is come to tẽpt
any

_ dy 1 ©
— 1 20 328

Deut. 8. 2.

143 1
xo. ꝛ0. 20. Aid p2otte pou, chat the feare of |
him mape be beto2e pour eyes
to conſider and remember that |?

As fo2 an example, the moe
the Loꝛd did exerciſe and hum
1. Sa. 15. 30. about Dautd, p moze diligent þ*

ly didheloke vpon the Lode, þ
and feared him. And not one)
Dauid but other alſo, whẽ they!
ſaw and perceiued their miſery Þ
and wꝛetchedneſſe, they tooke
occaſion thereby to feare Gd
6 moe, chen they did befoꝛe. And
2. Sa. 13.31. ſpecially when they ſaw aitet:
2. Sa. 15. 14. ward how God puniſhed Oz
* + uids manſlaughter and who!o
847 „„ dom v ſeditid, vp202,murther,

2.52.1 7. 22.

2. Sa. 18.33. and with loſſe of much bor
00

Iudg 2.22.
IL dg. z. i.

14
Holy ſcripture ſetteth befoꝛe
es pur eies divers like terrible ex⸗
! | &mples, 5ᷣ we ſhuld not eſteme

he feare of God foz a lighte
noe | thing. but ſhoulde be afrayde of
bunt il maner of wickedneſle,ſinne,
rent and abhominatton,

„de, | Ahena treſpaſſer is led out
nel» do be beheaded, hanged, burnt,
they dz otherwiſe to be puniſhed, o⸗
ſe her that ſeehim doe learne to
oke feare, and to beware of þ thing
So which bꝛought him ohys lalte

me: Euen lo when God ſen-
eth any plage, eicher bpõ ſome
petiall perſon, oz elſe bpõ ſome

0:6 hole comminaltye, all other
er, ought to conſider the ſame, as
ple, Mtzoughe they themlelues were
oly m

in the place of the afflicted per
ſon, as though his trouble am
ſoꝛow were their owne, v chu
may the rather feare God, am
take hede that they fall not int
like vengeance of God. Amd us
very deede as wel the good am
Prau. 11. 31. faithful, as the wicked and vu
i. Pet. 3.8. faithful, haue cauſe to fear. Fa
the faithfull can conſider there:
by, chat theſe tranlitoꝛy plage
are tokens and euidẽt teſtim
nies of p eternall puniſhments
5 are to come, which are a thoi
land thouſand times moze ger
uous, ⁊ neuer haue ende. Ther
koꝛe both their owne and other
mens afflictions and ſoz0wes
doe geue them occaſion inoug
10

pet
en,

they

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muß

d am
ID Ut:
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hett.
ages
timo
nents
thou
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Ther:
other
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ouch

145
redꝛeſſe foꝛſake that thing,
herby all men doe bꝛing eter⸗
all plages bpon their neckes.
The wicked and vnfaichfull,
they be not vtterly obſtinate
d peruerſe, but haue any vle

F reaſon at all, do alſo begin to

are God, and to chinke thus
ith them ſelues: if Gad vili⸗
th ſcourgeth, allaulteth with lere. 29.
ouble and vexation, the good — 5 ' oj
d faithfal,which are nothing prou 11.3.
wicked as we, howe ſhall it 1. Pet. 4.8.
jen goe wych vs, which haue
elerued ten, xda twenty times
Ne greeuous puniſhmẽt then
hey.
Harke and beholde, J begin Jer. 25.29.
plage the city whervnto my
name

146
name is geuen: thinke ye the
that ye ſhall eſcape free and
bnpuniſhed % pe ſhall not g
quite and free.
Luk. 23.31. Ik this be done in the gree
wood, what ſhalbe don in 5 dy
1. Pet. 4. 17. It is time that indgemently
gin at the houſe of God: ſeit
then it beginneth firſt with y
what an ende ſhall they hau
which beleeue not che goſpel,
God.
An innocent dogge, chat hit
not ofkended,is beaten befoy
Lion, that the Lion, whan|
knoweth that he hath angred
dilpleaſed his maſter, would!
put in the mote feare, S. Gn

gon wypteth thug,

f

147
Cod ſtriketh thoſe ſo ſore vvhome he fa ·

zoreth,hovy sharply and ſore vvil he ſtrike
hem, vvhich he fauoureth not.

The crucified and afflicted
chꝛiſtians, do loue god p moze |
ruently,fo2 as much as in the A comer 10

ddelt of the crolſe, they feele de af.
heſweete comfort that cũmet |
Im they2 heauenly father, of
hole mercifull will thep can⸗
t doubt noꝛ miſtruſt.
A dogge that is of a good na:
re, if his maiſter ſtrike hym,

he loueth his maſter notw⸗
mding, and fawneth againe
jon him. A good childe, al- gd ume
oughe it be beaten, pet it lo⸗ depicrh nor
Y the facher oꝛ mother ne⸗ can!

eleſſe,and deſtrech to haue
r lauoꝛ again; Euen in like

maner

| 143 2;
maner are the true Chꝛiclin

minded toward their heaticy
father : but ſuch childꝛen as
wicked, and of an euil diſyo(
on, when they be a little ſca
ged, they run away from the
fathers, and murmur agan
them.

CHAP. xIIII.
rouble and affliction is good and}
table to teache men patience , i
neſſe, and lovvlineſſe.

hide is a dãgerous thi
wherof commeth no m
of good. Now felicity and
ſper ity all at pleaſure, inge
reth pꝛide, c contempt ofd
people:but the croſſe and a
tion ingendzeth mekeneſlt

149 |
wlineſſe, that a man is not to

oud in his owne conceit, but
cõtent that other be eſtemed

wel as he,confeſſing himſelf

haue nede of their helpe and
um cell.

Like as men ble to clip and
cutte ſhozter the fethers of
des 02 other foules, whẽ thet
gin to flie too high oꝛ too far
m them: Even ſo dothe God

tithe our rich eſſe, polleſſi⸗
5,c{timatton, honoꝛ, auccho⸗

p and power, that we ſhould
paſſe our bondes, and glopp -

much of ſuch gifts,

Like as the body, when it is
ed and conſumed with la:
and trauel, deſtrech eaſe and

L. ii. ret,

x50 |

reſt, chat it may lie ſtil: Cuenſ

the ſoule, being laden & opp;
ſed wich trouble and affliction,
is bꝛought to a narowe iſſue, i
chen it haſtech after reſt « qui
etneſſe, x nothing vexeth it lol

then pꝛide. |

Nabuchodonoz0 did glozyd
his power, victoztous acts, n
coſtly buildings, and was woy
derfully pꝛoud of them: but

ter his fall # aduerſitye he len
ned to aſcribe all laude, hom
and gloꝛy vnto God.

Pal confeſſech that a buſt
was geuen him of the melie
ger of ſathan, that he ſhould i
glozy oute of mcaſure in the?
boundance of reuelation.

157
Experience it ſelke teachech,
at when riche, famous, nota⸗
Ne, and pꝛoud men are robbed
yd ſpoiled of their goods, they
Fare afterwarde mo2ze humble, remporan
cke and gentle. Foz th] they ings are vo
Ferceiue the vncertainty & vn-
ableneſſe of eempotall & tran-
y things. And ſo learne the
ger they line, v leſſe to truſt
emſelues. Therekoꝛe trouble
d affliction is ofte times as
ceſſary vnto men, as meate
ddzinke.
The croſſe, aduerſity, and af: Patience and
ittion maketh ami ſoft, tame, ebenen 12
acient, ſaber, louing, x trendly verficie,
th towards himſelte, and to⸗
L. iii. A

152
A peecc of iron oꝛ of Sine |
ſtricken oꝛ beaten with an h R

mer, waxeth bꝛoader, thinnerÞ
ſinocher and ſofter: Euen lo te
ſtony and hard heartes of men

tho2owe heauineſſe and aduer

ſity, are made moze burom am

pliant, that a man may win
them (as ami might lay) eum
round about his finger.
A curſt wilde Colte hathe!
By trouble & ſnaffle put in his mouthe , that
auction man he bite not him that handlet⸗
is brideled of
k's vvicked him: Euen ſo the ſnaffle of ti
__ croſſe and aduerſitye doth let?
hinder vs, (being fro warde
rious, and fill of ſpite, malict!
reuengeance) that we com

che lelle wickednelſe, avhoni
nation

|

| £59
ng] Ration and vncharitableneſſe
n hi In our liues.
Foꝛ an example: the furious
0 the | aging king, Danalles, was 2 K1n.21.16
men, ineke, {fill and tame inough af-
duc ter that he was once bound, ta- 2.Ch.z;.11,
1 an ken pꝛuſoner, and led awat cap-
vim tiue.
ellen Paule befo2e Damaſcus was AQes.g
triken downe,as a raging and Acts. — 5 6,
the rauening wolfe:but he aroſe vp
thal againe a meke lambe,
dle CHAP. xv.

\f tie rouble and aduerſitye is good to teache
men pitye, compaſſion and pacience to.

let! vvardes other.

, J.

iert TO haue pity and compal⸗ —— 2
mit lton of people, that are in | 13.4.

am miſerp and diſtreſle, is a Chꝛi⸗ Rom. 15.
in L. iiii. ſten Galat · G 1.

ſuccoꝛ, help, and comfozt at his

154
ſten e a neceſſary vertue. But |

he, that neuer felt no temptati: Þ
on, aduerſity, noꝛ affiiccion him
ſelfe, can haue but litle pity «nd
compailion of other. One ſicke
man can tell the lacke and ne⸗
ceſſity of another, one poꝛe ini
likewiſe of another, x alſo one,
that is in miſery and affliction
himſelf, knoweth the better the
grefe of an other, that is in like
caſe, As foꝛ an example, why?
and fo2 what cauſe can out hy?
pꝛieſt Chit, haue ſuch pitye x
compaſſion vpon vs miſerabie
wꝛetches, that we dare be bold
to come vnto hym chearefully
without feare, and to looke fo;

hands}

| 159
Tut j hands + Foꝛzſothe euen fo this
ati: $4 cauſe and by this meanes, as

im ſaich S. Paule, chat he was al⸗ Heb. 2.18.

ind o tẽpted and ſuffered molt bit⸗
che | terpaine and greefe himſelke.
ne: And very experit᷑ce doth teach
ma cuen the ſelfe ſame thing allo,
ae, F oꝛ whoſoeuer hath once lien

ion | ſicke i ina ſpittel houſe himſelt,
he can haue the moꝛe compaſſion
ke of other that are in like caſe af-
ve terward, and is euer after the
ve move ready r pꝛompt, to helpe
4 thale that be in ſich caſe,

E The noble and pꝛecious ber⸗ pajence.
tie, called Patience, hathe no
ly place to put her head in v time
9 ok pꝛoſperitp. 8
is Ahan a man hathe bene a
+: L.b. long

56
leng ceaſon healchfull & wpth:
out any maner of ſickneſſe, he
ca not take ſickneſle by and by
ſo paciently, as he ought to do,
And likewiſe he, chat neuer felt
any affliction oz aduerſity, wh
ſocuer any happen vnto him,
he is ſoze vered with impaci⸗
entnes. But aduerlitp teacheth

men patience, and pzactileth Þ

them therein,

Firſt, when a man ſeeth that
all goeth backward , c again
him, and that it will be no bet
ter, but rather woꝛſe & wor ile:
what doth he but of chis necel
ſitye makcth a vertue, and lo 1s
content, and at a popnt,howſo:
uer it gocth wich him.

Wc:

1 57
Decondar ily, whan a man iz

he 1 continually vied to trouble and
* affliction,this ſame vie and cu⸗

do. ſtome maketh it light and ealy

kelt J vnto him, ſpecially conſidering

oha th at God will allo helpc, aide,

um, and comfoꝛt him.

ac: Paule laith, trouble oz afflic-

patience bꝛingeth experiẽce. xc
Che deſperate and loſt ſonne

ſery and affliction, þ he ſaid to
8 his father, take noꝛ vſe me not
bay hẽceloꝛthe a ſonne, but as
an hired ſeruaunt J deſire no

moze but hat J may remaine
in thy houſe, Euen ſo ought we
allo to ſuffer al things n
ly

© tion bꝛingech fozth patience, x Rom. 5.3.

learned ſuch patice in his mt- Luk. 15.16.

158 2
Ip and patiently , whatſocter
they be, ſo that god wil not ba
niſhe & put vs out of his houſe. |
Unto that noble Pethen mi

Socrates did his curſte and
ſhꝛeud wite ſerue foꝛ this vie x
purpoſe, that he learning pati
ence at home, might the better
ſuffer , and the moze patiench
beare the people, chat he had to
do wich ab2ode,

CHAP, XVI.
¶ Trouble and aduerſity maketh men herd
and ſtrong, and teacheth them ſober-
neſſe and temperancie,

of ore gettech bimſelkt
harder holes bpon ron
ghe, ſtubble, & crabbed groum
and is able to dꝛawe and to la
bo;

a 159
my. $59 better, f en ik he were fed
ba in raue paſture.
uſe. Tholc childꝛen, that are nur⸗
mã ; ſed by fremb>e mens ſiers, are
2nd koꝛ the moſte part moꝛe hard e
ex ſtrong then they be, which are
ati: duntely brought vp in all ex
ter celle and wantonneſle , and ſus
y perfluitie in their own fathers
to houſes. Euen ſo the wits and
minds ok men, choꝛow pleaſure
and aboundance, ware tender
and weake, and effeminate and
wi ld: but being reſtrained tho⸗
to ſome painful neceſſity and
1 | afiliction » they waxe harder,
„ © ſfronger, and moze manly and
"1 | fober; Fo) an example.
The dear holy Apoſtles, the
mo2e

160
moꝛe perſecution and afflictiÞ
they had, the mote bold, (trig,
and conſtant were they, as the
Acts of the Apoſtles do teltth
thoꝛowout.

2. cot. 12. 10 Maule ſaiche: Jam contin
and thincke my ſelfe well inn
firmities, in rebukes, in perſe
cutions, in anguiſhes foꝛ Chu.
ſtes ſake. Foz. whan J am in
ſuch weaknes, the am J ſtrög.

Temperancie The Philition, when he per
and mea ue. CEueth that his pactet will cat
otter much, and will ware too

fat, he meaſurcth x reſtratnet

him, and bi bꝛeaking ſomwhat

from him, he reſtoꝛech hym m

his health again, and ſo laueth

him. Euen ſo when we do!

ſhame:

167
ymelully miluſe wine, cozue,
Þ:cad + dzinke, ind other gifts
md creatures of God, to main⸗
ine d2ongennelle, ſurfetting,
rceſſe and riot, then doth God
punich vs wich honger, dearth,
penurp, + with other plages,
| we houldlearne thereby to be
temperate and to kepe meſure
2d to ble his benefites thank-
fully. It is ſapd:the hour ol pu⸗ Eccl. 11.25.
niſhment and of coꝛrection ma⸗
keth vs to foꝛget all manner ok
pleaſure # luſt, As Dauid ſone 2. Sam. 7;
foꝛgate his luſty pleaſures and E
wantonneſle vtterl v, when Ab⸗ —
= — him oute of hys

/ CHAT,

161
Cu Ar. xvI t.
rouble and aduerſity teacheth ment
conternne,deſpiſe and defie the vyatl
and to be diligent and feruent in
godlyneſſe and vertue.

Jl Ie croſſe & adtterſitie u
keth from vs the lone df
wwozld,# dꝛiuech away all may
ner of dãgerous and delicion
luſts and pleaſures of this tri
ſitoʒy life, Ce would faine h
rich, but God geueth vs pour
ty. We delire health of body
but God geueth vs ſickneſſt,
ſo nurtereth and nurſſeth van
miſery and with affliction, tha
we can no moꝛe tell,what a de
litious and tender pleaſant lit
in this woꝛlde meanech: am
thus begin we to contemne
lothe all tranſitoꝛp things, an

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16;

i es s deſre an other mote better,
e York necious and am eternall like,
at n Where all mancr of miſery ſhal
tie aue an ende.
ue He that taketh a tourncy in
mal and, and goeth into a ſtrange
icio pũtry, whan he commeth into
is i pleaſant towne where he me⸗
ine Etch merp company and good
zone Þ@1npantons, peraduenture he
odje Wendeth away the time, and ta
(ſe, eth too long amõg them, and
vs f02xetteth his houthold, and
vthu dings at home. But if one
a de rd miſchaunce after another
it lit pen vnto him, than he ma⸗
am th the moꝛe haſt home again
me his wife and childꝛen, where
an Vat!) moe reſt x quietneſſe.

D Enen

164
Euen lo whan theſe tranſitoy

things, as richeſſe, health, bei
ty; much pꝛolit, hono? and dig
nity happen vnto vs, if we wil
once gape vpon them x deiight
ſo much in them, that we doch
leſſe regard and eſteme the he
uenly liſe: than wil God mak
the way rough c crabbed vi

vnto vs heere in this life, pt

ſhould not take and eſteme th
tranſitoꝛy life in this wozldh

our right naturall country, t

wards the which we taken

tourney,

Fo2 example: the childzen
Iſrael had litle luſt, to ſinga
to play vpon any pleaſant
ſtrumentes, whan they latt

165
ſituyf pꝛiloners by the riuers in Bas PAI. 137.2.
1,bcu-Wilon, And thts may a man ſee
d dig pꝛoue now a dapes by thoſe,
e ul gat are in any dangerous ſick⸗
cuught hefe, oꝛ in any harde pꝛiſon, oꝛ
do thi: any anguilhe c miſcry: who
he hu eloꝛe were too too fonde vpon
mal reing, dꝛinking, gallant appa⸗
d bun , daunling, toying, playing &
„ming, oz vp ſuch like wozld
ne th telicitye, Foꝛ che crolle and
0210 s heauinelle wipe away and
ry, ¶Mke of al ſuch things, as clene
ake i che hote Sunne licketh and
tech away the ſnow,

deu Furchermoꝛe, chey p be poꝛe
ing d in diſtreſſe and heautneſle,
Cant ¶ Ne alwayes readier to fozſake
) (ates wozld,t are mote deſirous

. P. ii. £0 ;

166
ta departe hence to God, thy
thoſe that haue richelle, heal
and felicitye at pleaſure , An
therſoze S. Auſten in his bok

de Symbolo, wꝛytech thus.

Behold hovve God hath replenisheda
filled the vvorld vvith ſo many afHittion
and vvith ſo much troubleſome aduerſi
It is bitter, and yet it is loued:It is run
and ready to fall, and yet it is inhabite
Oh thou my deare dearling vvorlde, vt
should vve do, if thou vvere ſvvete, ſta
and permanent, ſeing vve do thus nom
O thou foule and vnclene vvorlde, i'th
art bitter and yet deceiueſt and begui
vs, vvhom vvouldeſt thou not deceiuex
beguile, if thou vvere ſvveete.

And the crolle doth not on

due and ſet vs foꝛward to

Diligence and manner of vertue, & putteth!
ferucacie. in minde of al godlineſſe, bu
quickeneth and kindelech al

a diligence and feruency in

„ that
health

+ Am

8 bolt
3.
shed a
Hi ctiogt
aduerſit
s ruino
nhabite
Ide, vib
te, ſta)
1S DOVE
0 ilch
| beguil

Celue &

tot on
D to
tteth!
e, but
eth al
p In

167

pꝛoceede and go foward in
| goodneſle luſtilp, ſtoutly, ear
eſtly, mãfully, and not litherly
faintly,
Like as ami ſometime muſt
urre his hoꝛſſe, although he

a good and a quicke hozlle,

at he may go and run the fa-

r and ſpedier: Euen lo we ca
t go foꝛward in our vocation
— ſo ſpedily, noꝛ ſo well
we oughte to doe, except we
pickt foxward with ſharpe
urres and ſcourges.
IAhẽ the maſter ſtriketh his
uch ful, dull, and llepy ſeruãt,
en he laboꝛech the mote dili⸗
ny, and is moe pꝛoſitable

to him. Euen lo we al oz the

M. iii. mot

168
moſt parte of vs, haue p; nat
of ſich ſlouthfull and luggißh
ſeruaũts:which wil do nothing
wel, except we be dꝛiuen by ch
pullion, and euen whipped am
beaten vnto it. Although thol
be euil ſeruaunts, which wild
nothing onleſſe a man be cur
vpon their bones w a kudgel
pea & then wil do nothing wel
neither: yet notwychſtandin
muſt a mã neuer ceaſe dꝛium
and fozſing of them, vntil ſuch
time as chey begin to amen
and to ſerue willingli and wi
a good hart. Euen ſo althoug
no compelled ſeruice, 5 is h.
lentiy wꝛong out of a ma, d0!
pleaſe God, pet the confinvil

169 |
natur emiring k exerciſing in goods
gh nelle, may make it at length ſo
thun plealant a delectable vnto vs, 5

byck we ſhall haue dellght therin.

ed am 2
| th HAP, XVIII,

| rouble and aduerſity is alſo an occaſion
wild and helpe of much tranſitory quietneſſe
een and conunodity in thus wal

gel x7 Etherto haue we taughte

g wel of the ſpirituall p2ofite of

ndiWaduerſity, whereby the ſoule of

21111 man is indued and garniſhed

[ (1:0 wich wiſedom and al kindes of

mcnWbertue:nowlet vs ſee, what tra

d g ütoꝛy commodities doe oft ac-

ou company, 02 folowe after trou⸗

is bu vie and aduerſitvy .

i dag Such as dwel in valeis, and A Leſſon far |

(nin deepe and lowhabitations, #{erhartko = Þy
Wit an 1

Vertue is
knovven in
aduc:litic,

170
are not lightly hurte by any F
lightning: Euen lo that ſtate
of life, that is lowe and meane, Þ
kepeth and maintainech it ſelf Þ
moſt ſure and wich leaſt dagcr Þ
againſt all maner of ſtoꝛmes.
Like as pꝛecious and coltly Þ
ſpices and odours do ſmell and
ſauoꝛ beſt , when they are bu:
ſed.b2oken,02 ſet on fire; Euen Þ
ſo the pꝛaiſe and commendati- Þ
on of vertue,thozow continuall
vle and exerciſe, 4 thozow? ad
uerſity is ſpꝛed wide abꝛode ,
made manikeſt and known cue-
ry where.
Fox an example: what an er
cellent and ſingular honoz, re:

nowne, pꝛaiſe, and connnenda
tion

173

ne tlon was it vnto Abzaham at Gen. 20.2.
tate ¶ length, that he went out of hys
me, U naturall countrey into baniſh-
elk ment; and there ſuffered great
iget trouble and much aduerſttie:
's, The childꝛen ok Jſrael were ꝑrod. 5.4.
{tly ſoꝛe kept vnder, and oppꝛeſſed
and in Egyyt. But they were led Ex od. 14.22
bu: but and (et free againe w ſuche
uen gloꝛy and renowne, as neuer
dati- was heard oz red the like.
mall The bamſhment of Ulpſſes,
7 ad: Mo! che ſpace ot ten peares, was
e,t Man occalton vnto hin, to exer⸗
eue- {Meiſe and practiſe his wiſedome

nd other vertucs in tze meane
n er: Wine: that he obteined therby
re: In immoꝛtall name among all
nda: e heathen, . E
tion M. v And

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173

And to ſpeake after the com
mon pꝛactiſe and experience
there is no erceeding ioye q
triumphe , but ſome lozowen
heauineſſe goech bekoꝛe it.

The ſpꝛing time, folowing;
com nung immediatly vpon
roughe and hard winter, is tht
moꝛe acceptable, pleaſant, am
welcome vnto vs, .

In battell, the ſoꝛer our en
mies do allault & light again!
vs, the greater is the toy ant
triumphe, at the victozp and!
uerthꝛowe of them,

Me thathath kept his bet

long time, and line ſick a gre
ſeaſon, afterwarde whan hel

recouered, health is a moꝛe n
cio!

17
ciotts treaſure vnto him than ex
ucr it was, befoze that he felte
what lickneſſe was. And alſo
ſuch as mourned, and wer ſoꝛy
ko: his ſickneſle, doe receiue an
n:1nite ioy, and an exceding re⸗
ioyüng, at his reſtoꝛing vnto
healch againe: Euen ſo dothe
God depꝛiue vs foz a time, of
richelle, welch, pꝛoſperity, our
uural country, bodely health,
am ſuch other tranſitoꝛy bene⸗
tes foꝛ this purpoſe, pᷣ̃ whan
he geuech them again vnto vs,
v2 may the more reiopſe, ⁊ be

e ladder of them, |

In example haue we of the Mat. 18.12.
ot ſheepe, and of the loſt e de⸗

perate ſon:foz the which there Luk. 15.22.
wag

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174
was ſuch foy at the finding of
the again, as neuer had ben, i|
they had not ben loſt, whereas
befoꝛe ther was neuer though:
no2 ſo2zow tak? foꝛ them, on
in caſe we neuer finde no2 haut
reſtoꝛed vnto vs againe, hecu Þ
in this world, that thing which;
we haue loſt: yet our conſcieue
is boch quiet, and alſo toytid inÞ
God. Which quietneſle ⁊ ic
farre excedeth all the pleaſure⸗
ofthe whole wozld. In ſummt
welfare and to be ſhoꝛte, after trouble ⁊ id
wlcitie. uerſitye, foloweth all mancr d

goodneſſe and felicitte,
Firſt, foꝛaſmuch as God hen
in this wozld, dothe ple ncih
and richly reward and recom
peu

at of
en, if
"meas
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tid in
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mine
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com

enn

_
hence godlineſle, patience, and

godly canſtancy.
Secomdarilp, foꝛ ag much as
= is the nature and pꝛoperty
Gan, to thꝛou down that he Deu. zz. 39.
nay rail? vp againe,x+ to bʒing 1. Kin. 2. 6.

puto deaches doꝛe, that he may Tob.13.z.
065 1ch
uence |
| 1 floures, do ſpꝛing and
war ont of thoꝛnes: Euen ſo ot
hard + great trauell ſpꝛingeth

— vnto like againe. * . 13

oſes, which arc the moſte

he moſt plealant frute,

The litle Bee gathereth the
oſt lweeteſt honye out ofthe
nat bitter blomes x floures:

Euen ſo men of wiſedome and

nderſtanding , recetue muche

ptilitie and frute of the preſent

ſoꝛow

| - — 22 —
pt S-. Tp — 4 — I OO 4.1L 2. 1
„ «4 — 1 * — dc; oh — 1 — S 2

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Gen. 37.5.

176
ſoꝛow and affliction,
Fo? example: Joſeph was
hated of his bꝛechꝛen, and ſolby

Gen. 35. 28. of them into a ſtraunge and fo:

raine country. Ahich baniſh;
ment ok his turned to his qreat
honoꝛ, wealth, and pꝛolite, for

Gen. 41. 40. almuch as he was Lode r go

uernoz auer the whole kingdd
of Egipt.

The moꝛe the great tyꝛante
Pharao wee about to opp2eſle
and rid the childꝛen of Jracl
oute of his lande, the mo2e vid

Exod. i. 12. thep pꝛoſper and increaſe to at

infinite nomber.
The dcuill left nothing vn

lob t. 13.14 the godly man Job, but depꝛi

ij. &c. uod and ſpoiled him of all that
*

he

«*

177
e had: but the Lode reſtoꝛed Iob. 42. 12.

im all againe double, even in
his wozld, |
De, that marketh and conſi⸗ 4
ereth well, ſhall perceiue that
0; nume a man, being ok no re⸗ ar. 13.9.
fo» N putation at home where he is Mark. 6. 4.
90 nowen, is baniſhed awap, and * 4.24.
incth to other people, which Ln 4.44.
Jo highly eſteeme him, x make

ante much ol him, pea, and highly
elle N honoꝛ him. So that okt times a
at Nnans aduerlity hath turned tag
d his ſingular commoditye and

ealch.

CunAP. XI E. f
Trouble and aduerſitye, is a furtherance 4

Jnto to eternall life. 1
poi He trouble and aduerſitye {
that “ of the godlp, do geue an ex⸗ .

ceding |

178
teding great teſtimonye vm
them of immoztality,of a gem
rall iudgement, and allo ofan
everlaſting life. Foz it is impo
ſible, that the beſt creatures on
ly ſhould be oꝛdained & create
to all ſoꝛow and trauel, and tht
moſt wicked and vngodly toe
cape and remaine vnpuniſhe
It were directly againſt the
rightuouſneſſe of God. Mowi
ts euident, that here vpo cart
apearech no diflerfce betwen
Paule # Nero, hauing reſpen
to che rewarde of them boths
Yea the moſt godly and bern
ous, haue moſt commõly won
lucke and [caſt reward. Ther

foze of neceſſitie there mut
"ces

179
eedes be another life to come,
here euery one ſhall receiue

coding to the demerites of
is life here vpon earth. And a⸗
aine, the croſſe way is poyn⸗
d to be the very right waye
to cternall life,
Like as the Cone ts firſte
neſhev,fanned,x rid from the
affe, and than layed vp and

ſerued in the barne: Euen ſo
hziſten men vpon earthe are Pal. 44.23.
eaten, millehandled, euill en- Rom. 8. 26.

cated, whereby they are pur⸗ 2. Car. 4.8,

ed and rid of many wilde and

ght mauers, & ſo are bꝛought

to the euerlaſting barne ol

kingdom ok heauen.

Like as no mã can triumph
N. i.

180
v Cor g. 25 02 be crowned, except he hach
2. Tim. z. 3. foughten and warred mafully
which cã not be without great
danger, laboꝛ and trauel:Cug
ſo can na man attaine to tl;
1. Tim 4.8. Crowne cf eternall life, crceyt
I. Pet 5.4. he hath drift ſudkered much tra
Jam 1.12. ple, ſoꝛow, and aduerſitie.
Apc. z. 10. Che man that is ſicke, nun
receiue the purgation and mt:
dicine, howe lower oz bitter!
cuer it be, that he mai the (ne:
recouer his health againe, a
not die: Euen ſo wha we ſulle
che hand of God to rule # 02d
vs, being content and pacicit
therwith, although it ſmarteh
and greueth vs. yet it ſhall ps
fit and helpe vs to a
4

1$r
ache each and ſoundnelſe.
fh Teftimonies and witnelſe of
C1 Ecripture to pꝛoue this.
Cu vlelled are chey that mourn,! Math. 54.
0 tlie they ſhali de comforted,
rc 12a:ow is che gate, + ſtraite Math 7.14.
1) a, ache wap, that leadeth to life.
| Ble [ſed are chey that weepe Luke 6, 25.
„nua ere, co hep ſhall lat h. But
1 10S); onto you that be rich. xc.
tter A ede muſt enter into the king⸗ a 4 22.
Cm Wome of God, thozowe muche
it, rouble and affliction ,
(uo zee be childꝛẽ, than are we Rom. 8.17,
t 0100S: zes, namelp, the heyꝛes of
Sac, and felowe heyꝛes wpth /
wart hit: that we ſuffer Þ him,
ape at we mape allo be glozified
Laſtint ether wich him. By thele
heal N. ii. 1020s

182 |
woꝛdes dothe Paule euidenth
declare, chat he that wil raig
with Chꝛiſt, mult alſo run the:
row the fier wich him.

x. Cor. 11. 32 han we are iudged, we art
chaſtened of the Loꝛd, that ue
ſhould not be condemned wit)
the wozld,

CHAP, XX.
¶ Hovve and in vvhat reſpect, trouble ard

aduerſitye can be ſo profitable anda
ſuch vertue, ſeing that the vnfaithful d
vvaxe more obſtinate and peruerle the
rovve trouble and afflictions.

E Etherre haue we entre
ted of che coꝛpoꝛal and ij
rituall, tempo} all and eternal
pꝛofite and commoditye,whid
Chziſten men receiue by fi
crolle, trouble and aduerlin

CUhig

183
ent» dau ich is not to be taken after

an Wrhis ſenſe, as though the croſle
n thy 0? aduerſity, of it ſeite, r ok her
aowne nature, coulde bꝛing and

vc WW worke ſuch high commodities,
Jaws £02 than ſhould Pharao and
WW cthe- wicked perſons, in they?
trouble and aduerlitp,hane ben
conuerted, and ſaued alſo, But

ible a ſpirit of God reſtech ſecretely
and lieth hidden in the faithful,
le d vnder the ſhadow and barke of
the creſle, and purgeth, refoz-

ntrtiß mech, comkoꝛteth, + ſtrengthe⸗
nd ſuͤhhneth chem , wozketh all theſe
ernuWf21:{;d commoditics in them.
wh aw, like as che holy frrip-
oy ltere attributeth a certaine re⸗
lit Wward vnco oure good werkes,
hig N. iii. which

2. Cor. 3.5.
Phil. 2. 13.

184

woꝛks, which wozks notwith
ſtanding, it is not we won
them, but the Loꝛde, whych
ſeth vs as inſtruments of his:
Euen ſo is the croſſe an inftry
ment of god, wherby he ſubdu
eth our fleſhe, kepeth vs inthe Þ
ſchole of coꝛrection, & foꝛſet
vs, as it were by violence, fran
euill to goodnelie, |

J22w, whereſoeuer the hol
gholt wil take his reſtig place,
foꝛ the moſt part he ſendech be
foꝛe his puruevoꝛs and foꝛct
ners, which are ſoꝛowe and at

fliction, trouble and aduerſitie

ble, mecken , and vtterly our!

thzow and bꝛing down the hat
| | b

185
ok nan, wherby the holy gholt

twith
may finde the moꝛe place, and

Woke

vchy & fo woꝛke all goodneſle therein,
f his: And therfoze whatſoeuer ts ht-
tr: therto ſpoken, ſpecially of the

| ſpirittall commodities of the
croſſe and aduerſity, it is and ſo
remaineth all true: ſo that it be
vnderſtanded of the faichfull &
© godly , which are indued wyth
the ſpirite of God, to whom all
things turne to they2 comfozte
and ſaluation. And now on the
! cotrarp part, foꝛ the better vn⸗
derſtanding of the matter, J
will declare and ſhew what the
croſſe wozketh in the vnfaith-
füll and vngodly, which lacke
the ſpirite of God.

N. ilii. The

ubdu⸗
in the
[eh ;
fron

holp
lace,
Hb.
crit
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itil
um
Nig
art

o

186

Yee eroſſe of The vnfaithfill doe aſcribe
the vutaithſal their pꝛoſperity and felicity to
cheir owne wiſedom, working,
and policp, and not ta god and
their miltoꝛtune and adverſity,
they alcribe to blind foꝛtune, s
though foꝛtune had a certaine
power to woꝛk of her ſelf with:

out the woꝛking of God.
Take Sennacherib, the loꝛd
and ruler of the Aſſirtans foꝛ
an example, which by the ſuite:
2. Kin. 19.35 Lance of God bzought p whole
wo2lde in maner in ſubtecttor,
hich thig he aſcribed to hys
2. Chr. 32. 1. 0wne power and pollicy, # not
2. Ch.) 2. 13. to God, Fo2 he did both hate t
2. Ch. 32. 17 hlaſpheme the very true God

of Iſrael, But ſhoꝛtly after did
God

in one night an hundzeth,foure
ſcoꝛe and five thouſande of his
men. And here wold he not con
feſſe that it was god that did it.
But peraduenture he thought
that it was foꝛtune, miſchance,
02 ſome other thing that was p
occaſton. Foꝛ it he had know⸗
ledged this puniſchmẽt to haue
tome and bene ſent of God, he
wold not afcerward haue woꝛ⸗
ſhipped and done his deuotion
in che idolatreſſe temple of the

he did. In like maner, whã any
milfo2tune hapnech to the vn:
ſodly, they put all che fault on⸗
hin the next middle oz meane,

N. b. that

oj 187 7 .
God ſend an angel, which ſlew 2. Ch. 32. 21

lille God and idol Neſrach, as 2 Kin. 19.37

188
that they fantazed themſclues ch.
o2 elſe very wickedly they af: th
cribe it vnto all choſe are nu Mp»:
of their faith r ſecte, As fo) er: Ng.
ample : CUhan as it rained not pu
foꝛ the ſpace ot᷑.iii.peares am N ot
ſixe moneths, in the time of q ch
chab ÿ king of Iſrael: the kug of

l. Kin. 18.17 imputed the cauſe vnto » codlyM ad

Dꝛophet Heltas, Likewiſe u ch.
our time, whan any tc peſt hun 0;
teth the coꝛne, wine, and other

frutes ofthe earth, many ther ri!
are y ctp:This may we thanke MW vy
this new learning fo2,and this MW th:
newfanglcd faith. cc. As thog) Ml dt
they themſclues were lo holy) ka
God durſt not, noꝛ ought notu Wh by

puniſh them. It ca be _

185
's: Wehe poꝛe cheepe, that diſturbech
al: the water, chat the wolte ca not
of Wpinke : wheras in dede p poze
ſhepe cometh but only to the
b:inke, and at the very bꝛinke
of the riuer dꝛinketh. Nea euen
they allo, which haue ſome taſk
of the goſpel, can not wel beare
aduerſtty patiently, no2 cotelle
themſelues giltyꝛbut wold fain
ſhitt the faut from themlelues,
and wold lay it either vpon the
rulers 02 the preachers, 02 elſe
byon ſome other thing. And al-
though their ſinnes be an erce-
ding heape, and that God wald
faine dꝛiue them to repentance
by puniſhing and chaſtiling of
tem: pet cannot thep _—

the ,

che heauy burde of their ni Inte,
noꝛ {py the clere day of ß righ
tuoulnelle of God, which can
ſuffer no ſinne vnpunilhed. Ind
therfoze fozaſmuch as they wi
not take this ſmall light pu
niſhment thankfully, but wol
goe free, and haue no maner el
plage at al, if thei might chuſe
foꝛ 2ᷣ cauſe doth God ſend vnt2
them afterward plages # pan
ful puniſhmẽts bi heaps. S0y
it happeneth vnto thẽ as it did
bnto the aſſe, whoſe ſkin being
put ouer a dꝛumme oz a tahcr,
as he wiſhed and deſired, was
beaten and ſtriken moꝛe than
euer it was befoze, as Elope

ſayth in his fables, a
11)

2 @
And foꝛaſmuche as thoꝛowe
neredulit ie and lacke of faithe Lacke of faick
cuh:c) is ö mother of all dal oalblapbe.
pjeznies x abhominatiö,) they mies,andab-
bull not conſider noꝛ call to reʒ⸗ *
membꝛance who it is that hath

lud his had vpon them: Oꝛ elſe

knowing that it is che hand of

god, yet wil nat take it in good

worth, noꝛ amend no otherwiſle

but as lower ale in Somer: b

this meanes they become like

bnto deſperate childꝛen, which

will neither turne and amende

with thꝛeatning, noꝛ yet wyth

beating. And therkoꝛe the {crip

ture teſtifieth very well, p one pro. 17. 10.
ſherpe wozd of repꝛache dothe
moze good to him that hathe
vn⸗

2 4. 933
— 42

— ˖˙ — —_— * 1 * ho So

192
vnderſtanding, than a hiidz<
ſtripes to a fole.

As fo2 cxample: The longer
and the ſharper that God pan
ſed harao, the moꝛc obſti
nately did he warne © decline
frõ him. The wicked t vigodli
doe not only take no manner of
occalion ta reloꝛme and amend
their lutes by their croſſe and
ſoꝛowe, but allo chey youre ou
all manner ok impatientneſſe,
bitterneſle, and ſpitefull poiſon
againſte the rightuouſneſee df
God, laping : their croſie is
greater then their traſgreſſion,
and that they haue wꝛong, am
are puniſhed too ſoꝛe. As (02 an
example of chis, we haue * of

| 1

193

e cheeues, hanging bpon the Luk. 23.39.
oe with Chꝛiſt, which blaſ:
emed Chꝛiſt very ſpitekully,
ing nik thou be Chziſt, helpe
ache thy ſelle and vs. By the
Itch woꝛds he declareth, chat
eiudgeth himlelt ene as woꝛ⸗
'pofhe'p, as Chziſt che ſonne
God: euen as choͤughe God
mt foꝛget all his rightuoul⸗
elle, and help by and by every
lalphe nous wꝛetch, and loke
1020we the üngers vpon the
cked woꝛld, which is one of
e greateſt blaſphemies vnto
00d y can be. Ihen thei haue
mbled and walowed in their
ilery (fo2 God will not helpe

them, bicaule thei haue no truſt 1. Sam. 28.8
nos

1. Sam. 31. 4 {p2ingeth the Higheſt detpera

194
no} cofidence in him) and haue
ſought helpe by creatures both
in heauen and carth,and found
none: then beginnech they
croſſe and aduerlitye to open
their eyes ſo wide, y they muſt
nedes ſpie and acknowledge)
wathe and hand of God ouet
them. And chen dothe this out:
ward croſſe and ſoꝛow eu? kin:
dle in them an in ward trebling
t doutfulneſſe, out of the which

tion, in ſo much ÿ they cr» out
to y deuil to helpe them, it God
will not. Foꝛ although they be
bꝛeughte to the knowledge of
their ſinne, and alſo to ſ0z0wt
repentãce fo2 the ſame t9020w
the

195
che croſſe, as Caine and Judas Gen 4.8.
0 alſo wer, vet haue they no truſt M2:h.27.5,
d no: confidence . that th e ſame
1
U

ſinne ſhalbe taken from them,
and foꝛgeuen them, but raue &
rage, & geue themſelues ouer
to the deuil, and ſo depart wet-
chedly oute of this woꝛlde: of
whole deſtruction pet and con⸗
fuſion, theſe commodities doe
inſue. Firſt, that they muſt of
foxce ceaſe, any longer to make
any diſturbance by the wicked
frample of thep? lite, in the
church and regiment of God,
Secondarily, that they, which
temaine aliue after them, map
learne by their terrible exãple,
o tepent and amend by times.
O.i. Da

yy
wife, maneth of luche a nereſſfs
ue, as can by no remedy be as
uoided, a very vertue , owe
trouble and aduerſitye dothe ſa
happen vnto man, phe can not
helpe noꝛ auoide it, though he
would neuer ſo fain. Man muſt
redes ſuffer trouble and aduer⸗
ſity byon earth, chere is no re⸗
medy. And againe, why ſhould
any man wichqut meaſure cd:
ber himſelfe about that thing,
which is common vnto all me,
02 to the moſt parte, and not to
hun alone. By naturall reaſon,
v burden is lighter which ma⸗
ny do beare together. Nowe is
the like of mi a very miſerable
and lamentable thing. Chen
O. ii. a.

198

it fareth with him, euen as wa

blome, oz a floure in the fielde; Þ

Pſal. roʒ. 13. which floꝛiſheth foꝛ a while, x

->7; 90.5-6 ig pleaſant & delectable to loke Þ
1.78. 39. ppon, within a litle while after

Eſa. 40.6.7, por
Eccl14.1,. it dꝛieth vp & fadeth away, 9s

long as we are vpon earth, ve

I. Pet. 1.24. Arc as it were, in a campe da
Iam. 1. 10. ſiege, where we mult euer be
ſkirmiſhing and fighting, and

lob 7. 5. 6. know neither who ſhall bzcake
out and geue the onſet again

bs, no2 where, no2 howe, no

whan, Sometime a man ts at: Þ

tached & aſſaulted in his body,
in his goodes, in his name and
kame. Sometime happen vnto

him

another mi pꝛoſpereth, ſo that ſl h
al things go wel with him, yet d.

199
him common miſchaunces, as

t dearth, peſlilẽce, warre: which
a | ſometime continue very log, ſo
chat he map wel ſay: no miſtoz⸗
tune commech alone, but bꝛin⸗

geth one oz other companion
with it. Ik not at v pꝛeſent, vet
hereafter it mai. And ther is no
milloꝛtune ſo great, but maye
happen x light vpon any of vs
dll. At leaſt wayes we mut all

long ago vnto our ſtrſt parfts,
To rchearſe examples it were
but follp & ſuperfluous, fozal⸗
muche as there is no man, but
map lawfully complain of one
thing oꝛ other, And althoughe
lome things happen after oure

O ili. mindes,

| toke fo2 death, as it was ſayde Gen.3.19.

Mark ryel.

- fclowſhip, as thep call it: yt

1 200
mindes, yet it is not wythonte
{ome ſower ſauce, And ſpecial: |
ly at this pꝛeſent, howe are all

c<2iften realmes compaſſed w
fozowes, troubles, & milerieg
on euery ſide: loke but vp our
own country. There is neither
good no2 bad, godly, noz vngod
Ip, but Hath one crolſe oz other,
And although ſome there be,
ca ſhift to a while, æ can make
pꝛouiſion fo2 themſelues fo) a

- & fo eo pt Ht ot 2Þ—= _ = HH © _ ia

time, by cratt, ſutteltye, ⁊ dill! |

mulatton, oꝛ by ſome falſhed in

they bring themſelues at legt
into the higheſt dãger, con
on x ſhame, both in this wojid,
and in the woꝛld ta come. ; 8

ä »ld

Co
*

S f oa, ap ca

3

| tor
amd ſeeing þ all the troubles

aduerſities in this wozld are a
| thouſand times lighter and ea⸗
th | lier r, vea nothing in the reſpect
cls eternal vnquenchable fire,
which is pꝛepared and already
o | kindled foz che vntaithtull and
n | wicked enemies of god:al faith Efay.;o. 18.
:

}

q

a

full and godly perſons ought to 2 &c.

bear and ſuffer their tranſitoꝛy DT **

alflictions and aduerſities the 17.18 &c.
moe patiently, willingly, and Mach 225434
! thankfully, conſidering and re⸗ Cor.. 7
membꝛing all the dear beloued 1 * 4 * =
; frends of God, which wer wö⸗ Ro.8. 17.18
= derfillpvered & plaged of their
5 enemies. Abzaham of p Chal⸗ 2 12. 14,
deis, Loch ofthe — Sen. 19.4. 9
I laat ot Jſmael, Jacob of C⸗ Sen. oz.

Gen. 32
Dau. 8

1

203

Num.2o. 2. ſatt,Doiſes of his people, Da

3.4.5.6.

uid ol Saule, and of hys owne

2.94.18. 11. ſonne. As fo2 Job, he had not

Iob. 2.7.

one dꝛop of bloud in his bodye
vnconſumed. John Baptiſt, the
holieſt that euer was naturally
bozn of a woman, was without
any maner of foꝛme, oꝛ oꝛder of
law, right, oꝛ reaſon, beheaded

Mat. 14. 10. in the pꝛiſon, as though God
Mark. 6. 23. had not knowen nothing at all

of him, We haue many thou:
ſand fellow marty28,# compa⸗
nions of our miſery and aduer⸗
ſity : in reſpect of whoſe impꝛi
ſonmẽt, racking, chaines, fire,
wilde beaſtes r other mcanes,
wherwich chey are tozmented,

all chat we ſuffer, is but a wind
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ther in our trouble x aduerſity,
that we haue Jeſus Chyiſt fox
* afclow and companiõ with vs
therin, which ſulfred vpũ earth xa y.c:. 3.4
in his body, all maner of ſmart 5.6.7.8. &c
and paine. Now is not the ſer⸗
0d uaunt aboue the maſter. What Mat. 25. 1.
d # reaſon were it, chat the natural
ll F ſonnc o? God, being vtterly in- Mark. 15. 1
i: F* nocent, ſhould be ſo cruelly in⸗
„treated & miſſehandled:and we
» which are hys childꝛen, not by Mat. 10. 24.
nature, but by adoption & clec- Lohn. t. 16.

tion, and in all poyntes giltie, roms
al. 4.5.

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wich, che ſame is aſhamed. am
agreued to haue Chziſt foꝛ his
felow and companion: and ther

foze hall y Lozd Jelus Chut

be aſhamed ofhim again at the

later dap,

The ſecond part

of this Booke,

CHAP. XXII.
By vvhat naturall meanes, or vvayes, trou-
ble and aduerſitie may be qualified, ei

ſed, and ouercome.

Z Irit and fozmeſt, no man
ought to meddle w other
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taine noching vnto him, noꝛ to
caſf himſelfe into pearil c dan⸗
ger without any nede. Foꝛ that
were as much as to tẽpt God,
and wer cleane contrary to the
tramples both of our ſauioure
Ch11i(t, æ alſo of the holy Apo⸗

ment of Chꝛiſt, did ſometime
fle, and auoide perils and dan⸗ Mat. 10. 23.
gers. But a man ca not alwats
honeſtly & conueniently auoide
them. Therefoze foz the ſecond
popnte, a

Like as a waterman wil ne⸗

Tien lo euery mangas * as

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all things ſtand well & vpꝛight |
wich hun, let himfozelee # pe: !
pare in time foꝛ the contrary, t:
Fo! the which cauſe the Loꝛde
did tell his Diſciples of hys

Mat. 16.24. croſſe, death, and paſſiõ before,
Mat. 17. 22. p they ſeing him ſuffer anguiſh
3 18. and ſozow, might d lefle quaile
Mark. 9 hs l and ſhꝛink at it. In like maner
— 33. did he alſo declare befoꝛe vnto
Luke. 9. 44. them, that they muſt be perle.
cuted and ſuffer trouble, p they
might loke fo? it, be the mote
hardy, bolde, and ſtrong in per:
ſecution, whenlocuer it ſhoulde
happen.

Thirdlp, a great waight and
ſubſtance of the matter depen:
dech and hangeth vppon thys
popni,

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207
| poynt, p a man conceiue a right
iudgement and opinion ok all
things, that happen & channce,
# fo) euery thing appeareth ſa
bnto vs, euen as wee in oure
thoughts and minds do fanſte,
imagine and conceiue it. Jf a
man eſteme woꝛldly goods foꝛ
alight ching (as they ought in
bery deede to be eſtemed) then
cam he fozbeare the ſame wyth
i the leſſe grefe and paine. Con⸗
' | trarywiſe, if he make a God ol
bene eſteme them highly,
then he trembleth, quaketh, &
. taketh on vnmealurably, when
he is ſpoiled and depꝛiued of
them. In like manner in other
things, ami oft times fanſieth
and

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103
and imaginech in himſelf, thy
be can abide c ſuffer no mang
ol miſtoꝛtune: when, ik it wen
wel conſidered, v pꝛeſent cuil
which he ſo feared, ſhould ſon
ſeme but a trifle and no milſo⸗
tune, but rather a bleſſing ont ;
good turne, And thoughe ita
not light and ſmall in dede, yu
let it be eſteemed and taken i
light, foꝛaſmuch as it comme
alone, æ bꝛingeth not two, chu
oꝛ anhundzeth companions
it. Foꝛ it is a wonder q a (ng
lar miracle of God, that amit
ſuch infinite and inmmerall

perils as the wozld & Sache
haue ready pꝛepared and eu
bent ouer vs, we are not vtte}

p headlong auerwhelmed, Cod is benefi-

— deſtroyed of chem all,

And yet God ſendech e mixcth
[waves (one goodneſle and

outet betwene. As thou halt

cial euẽ to the

moſt aſflicted.

peraduẽture a ſickly & diſeaſed |
Sody, but yet thy mind # heart

Js ſound e ſtrong. Oz, thou art

pered æ combered in thy mind,
et haſt thou an whole & ſound
pod. Oz peraduẽture thou irt

Ii FTobbed.ſpoiled,and depzinedof
yy tempoꝛal # worldly goods,

and other tranſitoꝛy pleaſures,
pet thou haſt many and diucrs
hiiften vertues and ſingular
rifts of grace:where is a thou-
and times moꝛe kfelicitie then
n all bealch,beanty,ſtrengcp0,
1 2

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210
richeſle, frendſhip, wife, ci
dꝛen, honoꝛ, dignity, 02 powe
Fo? this is not wꝛyttẽ in vain
Pfal. 104. 4 O Log the earth is fullof t
goodneſſe. Pere ſhuld an hen
Hovv the vex and minde, v is bexed and con
gage geo bered, ceaſe and leaue ol frõth
— — conſideration ot the pꝛelentm
geraten ad ſerp and affliction: and call
remembꝛãce what other ben
fites of God do pet remaine,1
what other we haue had, o
leaſt what are pet to come, a
to happen to all faichfull Ch
ſtians. And therfoze there is;
olde common pꝛouerbe good!

be remembzed,

In aduerſiti remember proſper
And againe.

In proſperiti thi *

2rk

Again,oft times many a loſle
nd miſchance weareth lightly
vay again, and is ſone reme⸗
ed another way. As if ſome
eciall frend of thine be taken
om thee by death: thou maiſt
appen vpon another as good
him,o2 els ſome other bene:
es map happen vnto thee fox

at loſſe within a while.
And be it in caſe that thy mi-
and milfoztune continue a
ng while: vet is all maner ol
ouble, p we lufler vpon earth
anlitozp, euer paſſing away,
d not durable noꝛ perpetual,
elegth and pꝛoceſſe of time
ch mitigate, eaſe, aſlwage,
thten all manner of ſmarte,
Þ.t, pain

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paine, and greke, if the mind ht
a while bſed vnto it, and (ing
what exerciſed & waxen hard i
it. Pet ſuche as be wile, cticht
not to tary til {mart and preck
Loeare and fret away of it ſeitz
but to pꝛeuent the time by ſug
meancs as we haue hecherg
taught, æ hercatter ſhall foloy

Fourchly, oꝛdinary mean
arc not to be condemned. deſſ
ſed, 02 reſuſed. Like ag as
maſttr being vpon the watt!
end foꝛeſecing a tempeſt to |
at hand. calleth vpon Gedsa
and heĩp, and pct foz all that
hach alſo a ſure cie to the ft
te rule y as hanſomly and a
ging! as he can. Euen lo n

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21? |
nd bi aner ol necellities and perils
[nf is lawfull, and men ought al⸗
ard a to ble al maner of honeſt and
ich vmtenient meanes: as phiſtke
rrecij g medicines in lickneſle, labs;

(elf d rrauell with p (weat ot aur Cen. 79.

y uch gowes in pouertye, che power

cheug pd aucthozity of ÿ magiltrate Mach. 9.13.

bleu w2ong, tniury, debate & dif
calico, battel aray againſt che
deſu gemies ol our country, æ ſuch
age: fo chat no man builde noꝛ
var in any maner of thing, ſa⸗
t to Mug in che very lining god on⸗
dseßgg which can help, delluer, and
chat medy all things without aux
en ddle 02 meane, ik chere were
1 0 eat hand. ;

10 1 ifth{p,wht a man waiteth,
man Bi. ten⸗

114 if
tendech vpon, and ſerueth hy

honeſt crafte, ſcience, vocation þ
oꝛ office, whervnto God hath
called him, and ſtudieth to cre:
cute, perfoꝛme, and folow it di;
ligently, as he ought to doe: it
dꝛiuech away many cuil am
vaine fanſtes from a troubla
minde, chat is combꝛed wich *
ny greele oꝛ affliction,

Dixtly, like as weake, tẽde; |
and diſeaſed eyes are refreſhaf

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and quickened, with grene an
freſhe pleaſant coulozs : Eun
ſo combered & troubled mine
are woderfully refreſhed, reuÞ*

ued, # reſtoꝛed to ſtrength the
row ſemely, honeſt, and meaſo

rable mirth and paltüme: ase
roi |

muſike, by walking abꝛode, by
| altcring and changing of the

ert ·¶ aire, and by going out of fuche
. places, as be obſcure and dark,
1 into ſuch as be very lightſome.
am And ſpecially foꝛ a man in his
bled | trouble to vilite hys ſpeciall
frends, oꝛ to be vilited of them,

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rob hearing of inſtruments of

| bringeth a double comfozt and Theprofire ef

det } eaſement vnto his ſoꝛowfull x
chaf onquiet minde, Firſt, in decla-
am ring thy grefe and diſeaſe vnto

thy frend, x opening thy whole
heart, + pouring out thy whole
minde befoze him, thou findeſt
Ja ſingular eaſemit i in thy mind
therby. And againe, a true and
a faithful frend, thoꝛow his pt-
.li tie

viſiting the

troubled.

216 ö
tle æ bemoning of * 1th !
thee, as it were, to beare thy Þ
burden: and alchoughe he cn
take awa no parte of the ub
face of thy ſoꝛow, yet his gan
heart and wil, + frendly word:
are a great comfoꝛt vnto the:

ena Sxiil |

¶ Me beſt and ſureſt ſuccout and comem
in aduerſity, relteth only inthe might !
pov ver, vvill, an 1 { poodueilc ot Lad, F
© Ow wil I oven ande!
late, that Gov bod 0

can, may, and wil help x ſucch
ſufkiciently loꝛ Chꝛiſtes lau
in reſpecte of whom he pom
ſech vs all maner of helpe, nt.

and cõkoꝛt, and perkoꝛmetht
And J wil allo ſpewe by wh

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meanes, and in what meaſure
he woꝛketh y ſaine, God ſeech

em s lokech vpon bs. how we ſtick

ub and wꝛafdle in peril and dãger, |
and he knoweth beT of al, how the knopy-
ml end Wien to remedy, help, and e 200 po-

het deliuer vs, that hig lazy kalte cope vs.
vealch may be malt furchered.
And he is not one p only knows

mo 1 TE
g eth all things, but he is aila
4. |

älnnighty, and tan Wen? and
de daing ta paſte al rings, eind if
our atfliction æ aviiecitire ware
and increaſe ſrom day ta day, ö
N longer the woꝛſle: pet is Gay
alwayes atyoulad times mich
tier and {fronnger than it, But
ſomightye can nat God be, but The will and
he is as gratiaus ann merciful Golhuts is

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allo, and hathe a greater lt
deſtre to ſhew and declare hy
true heart and loue toward vs, Þ
then we can wiſh oz deſire. am!
although he ſemeth in our ſight F
to take vtterly away all manet
of light ofhis grace out of o
eyes, yet he remaineth grat ;
aus and fauoꝛable towarde b
pꝛiuily, & as it were in ſecrete,
and certenly he wil not fozlakeÞ
bs, geue vs outer, no2 ſuffcr vs

to ſticke and continue in ſuche
heauineſſe and danger. And e
is not our good wozks, merits
and deſcrtes,y moue hym ther
bnto : but the infinite and end
leſſe merite & deſerce of Jeſus

Ch1tT, which hath purchaſed
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t vnco vs thozowe his deach and

hys pallion, remiſliõ of our ſinnes,

vs, the heauenly giftes of the holy

Ind gholte, and mitigation oz eale-

ight ment of al our troubles and ad⸗

net uerſities. And it is not poſſible

our that any man ÿ taketh holde of

rat: Chzilt, and hath him, cã be op⸗ Rom. s t.
e u pꝛeſled oꝛ oucrth2owne either Pal 34.6.
te, Of ſinue, the deuil, the woꝛld, oꝛ Pro. 24. 10.
Cake p all the creatures in heauen x

1 vs earth:but hall contimte and re⸗

uche maine fo2 euer vnder the wing

nd it and defence of God.

its Furthermoze, almighty god The promiſe
her-Pleing pacified and reconciled u hege ut
end ¶ ich mankinde thozowe Jelus

cſus hilt, hath promiſed both vn⸗

aſed the childꝛen of Iſrael, and to

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all that be in any diſtreſſe am
veration, thoꝛow his minifers Þ
cuermoꝛe from time to time,
helpe, ſuccoꝛ, and tomloꝛt. The
Loꝛd is nie vnto them thatarſ!
Pfal. 747.3. Of a contrite and bꝛoken hear |

and will helpe them chat hauf
{920whill and humble minds;
Plal.g1, 14. De deſtrech me, c hath lethi f
loue bpon me, thereioze wil
deliuer him. Jam by him, u
wich him in his trouble, J wi
bꝛing him out, and ſet hym i
honoꝛ. c. Oh how comtoꝛtali
a ching, & what an high hang
is it, to haue luch anngyty at
ſo faithfull a felow compania
which will lo louingly ſtam!
vs, and aide v3, 1

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22!
Now as fa p time, God wil
help in due and conuentent ſea⸗
Kon, and we mut tuFer him to
take his time and leiſure. For
Alte as God ſeech che trouble
pfflict on of his church, how it

ted a iuſt time, how lõg he wild
utter the wicked to take theyꝛ
pleaſure, and how far they (hal
ge and attempt. And wit chat
expired, no lãger noz further
an they goe. As the captiuitte
Babilon was appopnted to
ntinue.7o. yeares, and than

reaſe. Dea, when the ſoꝛowe 2. Chr. 37.

nd he uines is at the higheſt, ler 2511.

nd cuery one of vs thinketh er.
od hath vtterly kozſaken vs,
chan

223 .

than is God molt redy to hen
vs, and his aide is moite nigh |
bnto vs. ca, and to ſpeake ca
tenly as the truth is, God con

fozteth vs continually in th
Pfal. 46. 1. midg ol all trouble æ heauincÞ
Lans? and is neuer from vs. #01
+? faithfull man hath in his hen
the ſpirit of God, che fountain
and ſpꝛing of the heauenly ug
Tohn.4. 14. fer:ofthe which he is euerm
moiſtened, reuiued & refreſh
to his ſingular comfo2t, Am
Hovve God moꝛe that our ſoꝛow x adueil
belpech. ty augmenteth and increaſet
the greater aide and alliſtm
ſhall we linde & perceiue. ©
2.cor,10. 1; will not ſuffer pou to be te
ted aboue pour ſtrigth , but
Ul

225

heh er th your temptation he wil: Pet. 2 5.
ughel znake a way out, that ye ſhal be
2 ca ale to bear it. By theſe woꝛds
com both Paule teach very comkoz⸗
n e ably, chat God wil not tempt,
uind galt, noꝛ aſſay vs harder noꝛ ſo:
02 i er, than we may away wpth,
heaf ond be able ta beare. As the ak⸗ |
ntainÞ@ictions of Chyilt are plẽtifull 2. Cor. i..
ly ind aboundant in vs, euen ſo ts
maß ge conſolation thozow Chziſte
relhg io plentifull and aboundant.
Am oz exaple:The holy Apoſtles Acts. 4 10.
duet here ſo ſtrengthened, that they
cala ioyled that they might ſtiffer
ian we thing fo2 Chziſtes ſake,
End at this pꝛeſent dap, God
teu ydech moꝛe comfort, than all
butaWulls & all the wozld are able

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124
to ſend heauineſſe, ſoꝛowe, am
diſcomkoꝛt.

Like as a captatne in warre
geueth hys ſouldiers that are

— vader him a great courage, by
tech thoꝛov&He {peaking mãtully and comfo!
— and tahly vnto them: Euen ſo God
: il haue his comfoꝛtable won
daily to be publiſhed & pꝛocla

med abꝛode, to the intent to in

coꝛage his ſouldiers, that figit

vnder his biner, And yet hel

not ſo ſatiſficd that we ſhuld be

caged wich bare & imple

woꝛdes, brithehiniettets pr:

Mat. 28. 20. ſent by vs whis ſpirite: which
Rom. 8 12. ſhirite, as a ſire warrant xa
tarneſt peny, certiũeth & all.

rech eur hartes of the grace,

ko

225
107, m aide of Gad. And thus
e comtoꝛtet and maketh our
artes reioyſe vafataedly , and
euech v3 wiſedome, boldneſſe
m ſtreugthe to ſkirmiſhe and
It againſt al maner ot enne⸗
cs, as well goſtly as hadely.
Alchoughe in inter the
ces ſeeme and appeare, not
p vnfruceful,but alſo vtterly
ad: yet the (on with his com- Math,24.5
ing, uh mn the winter hathe
ken her leaue, dothe fo molli⸗
relolue.aud warme both the
irth it ſelke, and the trees, that
ey bid out again, wax grene,
d bzing forth frute: Euen lo
gen the faithful are eſtemed,
dleme as though they were
depꝛ⸗

226

depꝛiued e deſtitute of al heh
and vtterly foꝛſaken: pet dothe
v heauenly ſpirite of God lig
ten, warme, c ſtrengthen they
harts to all goodneſle,

Like as the pong infante i
not able to go ofhimlelf foꝛ u
rye tenderneſle and lacke
ſtrengch, but muſt be ſultcing,
holden vp, and led w the ham
of the nurſſe: And like as all
woman, weakned with much
long ſickneſſe, is not able tot
one ſtep, but ſome whole a
ſtrong wemen muſte take hy
vnder the arme, guid, and la
her, that ſhe mai go wich then
euen ſo are we not able to gi
our ſelues. There is ſome ki

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pf ſoꝛow and —
we tremble and quake foꝛ fear,
phe we do but hear of it, much
ſſe were we able to ſuffer and
o beare it: but God wyth hys
ighty had and pꝛeſent power
trengtheneth, luſtaineth, and

neſerueth vs. The ſpirite ſuc⸗ Rom. 8.11.
oureth and helpeth our weak:
es and infirmittes, And ifthe
utl thozowe his ſptrite dothe
ite and moue the people, that
ey are ready & willing to all
ickedneſle and abhominatts,
ough it colt them their liues:
hy ſhuld not God thoꝛow his
rite make vs as luſty & wit-
x to all goodneſſe, whatſoe⸗
{ozowe 02 affliction we ſuf-
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mt gateth ill, AND eaſeth the puniſhments,
or icudeth men map the moze ealily ou
come them,
The captaine geueth ſony
time his {culdicrs Ubertye t
take their reſt, eaſe, æ paſting
that they may ſenwhat refteh
chemſelues , & aſterward lg
the noꝛe maniy and kreſhly:
uen {o cure ſpirituall captail
grauntech okttimes vnto ly
Chziſtians a certaine recreg
on, caſe, and reit: hereby 0001
map retreſhe and reuiuc toy
ſelues, chat hey mat aiterwil
handle th emſelues che mot
liãtly in their ſpiritual afia
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5 dtterly of all mauer of crott-
le and vnquietnelle, and reſto⸗
eth all our loſles and hinderã⸗
es again, and deliucrech vs to
ure ſingulare pꝛehenmence,
naiſe, and commendation, and
eech and ſaueth vs from all
aner ok miſerp & unquietnes
lune to come , And to per⸗
um this thing, Sod vſeth not |
p his ſpirite, but allo other
canes:as the angels, ò ſtars, p. al *
elements, beaſtes, men, and Hey. 1.7.
mmer r of creatures. ,
ite as a man of war hath a /
ſtand a courage to fighte, ha⸗
Idiuers valiant ſcruaunts/
oute him, which will ſi:ffer
to take no wꝛong: Euen ſo
Q. ii. the

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the holy angels do compaſle hg

2, Kia. - about, and defend vs, that in al

maner ok afflictton # aduerſity
we are bold and able to ſtand
continue valtantly, f

1. Kin. 19. 6 Delizeus ſaide to his boy, h

Exo. 14.22.

Ioſu. 4.8.

Iof. 10.13.

not afraid, Fo they that arey
vs, are mo than thet that are!
them. c.

The red ſea and the floudt
Jo? dan wythdzue themlclus
— y childꝛen ok Ilrael mig
goe ouer dꝛy, and neuer wet
they? feete.

The Sunne and mone ffi
{fill fo2 Joſues pleaſure, 40
uer moued bntill ſuch time,
he had ſlaine the fine kings,

r.Kin.17.6. Ipelias was wonderfully!

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p[the rauens.
Thoꝛow che hand of a womã Eſter. 9.3
je Iſraelites were delivered Fler. 8. 5. 6
roma terrible and cruell hoſte ay 132
Pf their enemies. And commõ⸗
Þ God comfozceth and deliue⸗
eth man,thozow other men.
And ſpetially this is a com⸗
table thing, v all faichfull &
oly Chziſtians vpon earthe
aue felowſhip and participa⸗
on together in all manner of
ugs both good & bad, as wel
as other. And cherekoze
haloeuer J ſuffer any ſmart,
in, oꝛ ſozow, both Chzilt and
true Chʒiſtians ſuffer wyth
. Foꝛ the loꝛd ſaith not, they
Q. ui. But

Ga'.6.2.

1
Har. 8. 10. But he ſaith, was hungi r, x
Ezeki.18.7. J was thirſtie. And furcher
Mach. 25:35 mote, the whole congregaticn

ot Chꝛiſt doth help me to ber
my burden. Foꝛ they that are)
nifvers of one body „take cart
and mum one fo2 mother.“ thi

dothe it not greeue the whot

body: Mobo -D. aule callzy Þ
all Chꝛiſten men one body, 6
alſo one bꝛead 4 one ny , am
therfoze al other fatthiiil Chu!
ſtiaus haue compailton , an
heauy and ſoꝛowtul ſoꝛ mt, am
whatloener is light vnto then,
is alſo light vnto me. Take!
mamfeſt example by the god
pꝛophet Teremy. Chic) cem 1

pla

21f
„ plained ſoze, and was in much
r diſkreſle, when he had no other
ic Þ cauſe, but that the Jewes hys
ear 0 Countrey men were ſo cuil
re) handled and vexed.

are

ct Cnay, xz1110.

re | | Efxarples of the helpe and aide of Cod,
5 hh

hol | TO this ende and purpoſe
eh oughte we to conſtder,and

to call vn o mind the examples
boch ok the olde and new teſta⸗
ment. Il God had euer foꝛſakẽ
his faichfull elect in their trou⸗
ble tnede,tyan might we haue
a iuſt and lawfull excuſe to mts
he! ruſt him. But foꝛ as much as
ody none,» euer ſought vpon God, !
em was foꝛſatzen ol him:ought not
pla Q. iii. that

am
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234
chat to comfoꝛt and ſtrengthen
vs, that he will alſo mercifully

ſtand by vs in all our nede am

neceſſitte $

The godly man Noe, wyth
his ſonnes and ſonnes wines, Þ
were pꝛeſerued of God thozow
an Arke o2 a ſhip, when as the
whole wozld belide was deſtroi Þ

ed wich the ſinne floud,
Nowe if we w Noe beleue

in the bleſſed ſeede, ſo ſhall we Þ

alſo wych him be reputed fo
bertuous # good befoze God,
and be pꝛeſerued as he was,

Gen. Ig. 16. Loch was alſo delivered fr

che plage and puniſhments of
che Sodomites.
Jacob was faine to flee =

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from his bzother Eſau, and to Gen. 37. 28.
ſuffer great wꝛong and iniury |

of his father in law Laban: and
yet he was neuerthelelle blel⸗
ſed and p2eſerued of Gd.
= Joſeph being ſold of his bꝛe⸗
thꝛen, and becauſe he wold not
commit filthines and abhomi⸗
nation with hys maſters wife, Gen.. 7.
vas caſt into pꝛiſon: but God
eliuered him, and exalted him Gen 29.20,
to high honoz, Gen 39 21.
Ring Pharao thzeatned Po⸗
es verp ſoꝛe, and the childzen
Iſrael alſo themſelues wold Exod. rg.re
me ſtoned him to deathe: but
dad p2eſerued him vnder hys
zotection. \
Unto the childzen of Jlrael
Qs, Gon |

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236
10.15. 6. ” rocke of fone , and bꝛead fon
heauen, and quailes, and other

neceſlary things foꝛ the com:
fort of their neceſlitye wander

fully in the wilderneſſe.

3 1 1 ſerue king Dauid & Ezechin

Dan. 6. 23. in their trouble and neceſſitye

& alſo the Prophets , Ezechit

& Daniel, among the heathen)

1. Mac 2. 29 And likewiſe defended he Jy

das Pachabeus, with other e

that time. Foꝛti men HI mall

a ſolemne vow, neither to eatt

tio? diinke till they had Lili
AQs.23, 12. Paule : but God did not ſuit
it to come to palle, Thele at

other like examples are wth!

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en fo; this purpole, z we ul
oc like iudgement, and haue
— 2 opinion of other like exam
les, which are not cxy2eſted,
eſtde this „it is alſo euident
Ld hath bene marked, v ſome⸗
time ſuch as haue ben che moſt
imerous, wieake, and fearfiil?,
ſterward being ſtrengthened
faith, choꝛow the might and
Jower of God » haue ſuffered

th moſte willingly and tops
ly: and alſo haue comforted
diy ſuch as haue ſuffercd w
hem, euen againſt the nature
d diſpoſition of the fleſhe of

ian. Dea ther is not one of vs
Lbuthauec oft felt and Nan
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che helpe, pꝛotection, and aid |
God. Foz who can make hyg
boaſt, that he himlelfe did hel
any thing at all to the matter,
when he was fo2med in his my
chers wombe : Ok the which
matter read Dauid. Tho hath
kepte vs hetherto while we
haue bene a ſlepe: ho hatht
ſoꝛowed and taken care foꝛ b
whan we haue labozed oꝛ tab
our paſtime , o2 elſe done ſom
other thing, x neuer toke thay
ght the leaſt moment fo? out
ſelues : It map well happẽ chu
God map ſomtime ſuffer van
ſwim, but he will neuer ſuffer
vs to ſincke oꝛ to dꝛown. Tol
Hozt,if there were not ſo man

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:aitples befoze our eies, it we
would but looke a little backe⸗
ward, and colider how we haue
aſſed and auoided the time 5
s paſt, which ſur cly hach bene
lwayes full ol great pearils &
mgers: whether we will oz
vil not, we ſhalbe compelled to
onfeſſe and graunt, v the mer⸗
full goodnelſe of God hathe
one vs in his boſome, x hat)
nelerued vs from dtuers dans
ccrous perils, ouer and aboue
that euer we coulde chinke,
magine, oꝛ deniſe, Now if god
ach thus holpen and deliuered
s mam and diuers wayes, w⸗
t any laboz oz ſtudie of oure
lues, yea without any W |
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ok care oꝛ ſoꝛow of our partes,

whan as we neither knew ng

thought that he was pꝛeſent i

bs: we mutt needes be very |
ſtinate, dull, and mad, if we dy

not from hencefoꝛth, in any m

fal gg. 22. ner of trouble oz neceſlicic ci
Math. 6. 25. our ſoꝛow bpon him, and ſuff
— 22 him to care fo2 vs, but wei
r ſuche caſe, Oh ſhame, beginn
dout and fcare leaſt he hatin
ready foz{aken vs, 02 ill tron

henceforth gene vs ouer.

Item, if God of his natur
love.bencfictatneſſe and free!

beralitie geuech heere in thy

tranſitoꝛy lite healch, ſlrenath

richeſle, wealth, lrendſhip ye
wer, aucthoꝛitye, and *

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ch like, euen vnto the wicked
d vngodly:why ſhuld nat we
termine and conclude vpan
e ſane, chat he wall deale and
tr bute a thoulande times
her & greater beneſites vn⸗
the godly and right fatthfull
hitians, although they nei⸗
er ſee noꝛ receiue thoſe gifts
that pꝛeſent inſtãt: Beſides
is the Loꝛde alſo comfoꝛtech
: If God take care fo2 the
les ofthe aire, & the floures x uke. 1224
he fieldeg+ pꝛouidech noꝛiſh⸗ Math. 6. 28
ent + clothing fo2 them: true- Vat 10.29.
he will deale vs faithfully w
s men, which excell manpe
yes the foules of the aire, &
alle of the llelde.

T he third and lai

part of this Booke,

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Wem irect our faith, hope, ande
ſidence, tovvardes God, a,

Etherto hath it ben!

H clarep,that p verprig

and true helpe, ſucce

comfozt reſteth in e

choꝛowe Chailt, æ fo2 his lak
nowe ſhall it conſequently iy!

caught, how we ſhould oder
dehaue our ſelues againe u
kaich, hope, pꝛaer, repcntanW
amendment ok like, æ patter

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at God may parti cipate, di⸗
ribute, and extende his grace
d mighty merciful hand tos
ard vs, »
irſt of all, although we muſt
ctly deſpaire of all maner of
lpe, and ſuccqʒ t man, x can
no wiſe deuile, oꝛ imagine
hat way, 02 after what ſozte
od wil oꝛ may helpe and aide
vet notwithſtãding we muſt
lp xeſiſt, and baniſh al ma⸗
— deſ⸗
ate fanſies imaginations
he minde, and geue no place
them, but cõceiue ſtedfaſt-
his ſure truſt & confidence
Bod, that he bothe knoweth
wil take and hit the righte
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244

time, meaſure and meanten
helpe be, and wil vallantly ay
eio;iouſly deliuer vs, Less
cont altogether toy
boldhz V without feare vn: 11 1.

and ict his mercy and gran
goodneſie noe reioyſe 7 cor
toꝛt bs, tizan all the miſcroa
ſo ow under heauen, vpd een
62 in hel, may feare vs. Meß
nede to care git loawe 70: 1
thing ſo much as koꝛ his, j
be not tos carefiil and lozcv!
ſoꝝ our ſelues, as thougi c
had geuen o: cr eUbis cat:
ſow fo: vs, For {ke ae 5g
uernoꝛ, father, o good "
the houſe taketh al che cate
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hat finde, fe ede and ſuſtain his
vc, and the houſholde ſer⸗
unis ought to loue their ma⸗
7s, to haue a good truſt and
pinto of chem, and allo to la⸗
0: + lo do ſach ſeruice, as hep
re appoyated vnto.fa.th fully:
uen la all maner ol care and
130 for vs belongeth vata
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name, biit to truſt and be⸗
eb in im x £0 lerue in that
ati an and condition ok tife,
hereonta we are called and
opted of God faitchſiilly.
Nod, if God be moſt victo⸗
us and intiinſibie,t his dear
loued {on alſo an euerlaſting
ength that can neuer fatle a⸗
N. li. gainſt

gainſt thedenili and the worlh Þ
and againe, boch Chꝛiſt a Ge |
Ephe. 3. 17. himlelfe, thoꝛow taith, art ours
and dwel in vs:than is there
cauſe why the faithful Clien!
1. Pet 5, 10. man ſhoulde feare neither ys
owne feble fleſhe and body, un
his weake + impotent age, no Þ*
pet the whole power of the de
uil, though he be armed + wen
poned w a thouſand thouſanÞ?
craftes and ſubtilties.Foꝛ iu
be that in God be all maner<
toy,bleſſedneſle, and felicitit
we choꝛow faith doe pꝛoue am
linde him a gratious and ma⸗
ciful god vnto vs: than may u
lawfully reioyſe in God, eum
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row and aduerſitie that can be,

CAlitneſie: There ſhall none be
1 — and put to ſhame þ Pal. 25.3.
hopech in thee. Caſt thy care x |
1 ſoz0w vpon the Lozd, x he ſhall Pcal. 55.22.
defend and ſuſtein thee : Chat
can be choughte oz imagined
moꝛe ſwete oꝛ cofortable : Fox
example: The heatheniſhe wo-
man ok Cananie, all hope and
tomkoꝛt in che remedie x coun⸗
(ell ok man ſet aparte, deſirech Mar. 15. 22,
helpe and _ of Chꝛiſt. And
although the Londe geueth her Mat. 15. 26.
at che ürſta roughe and ſharpe
enſwer, yet ſhe ts nothing aba Mar. 15. 27.
ched, 122 wül not fo be : anſwe-
Fred: Euen lo hold chou on like⸗
I viſe w the heatheniſh woman,
N. ili. ſay⸗

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ing and crying ſtil: O thor ſn Þ

of Dauid, haue mercy v35 me.

Und ſo ſhalt thou hear at ifch Þ

this cofoztable goſpell and ab

ſolution: Thy faith is great, e
it vnto thee as thau petite,

D. Barnarde ſheweth ben

' comfoztauly what a f1ithe h.
had in theſe goodly woꝛdes.

O Lorde, it is muche better for mer
ſuffer trouble, fo chat thou only made u
by me, than to rule and live pleaſantly ar
coſtly vvithout thee. It is better anc
pleaſant vnto me to be in anh tb
and flaming ouen vvith thee, than te!
euen in heauen vvithour chee. 4

1 44 5 ö
And who did euer truſt eu
the Low, whom he at lcngtee f
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foꝛſoke : Beives all ti;is, a-Þ
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| then guly in God, ſo ſhalt thou Pla 15. 5
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Akon nord 7392 put to ſhame.

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vs, in all maner ak neceſſi⸗

tes as well bodely as ghoſtly,
7 inÞ to cal byon God, and to flee vn⸗
gta ta him. And here dach it pzofite
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pardon of our ſinnes, than cer.

tenly ſhall the ſickneſſe, aducr: Þ
ſitie 02 puniſhment either clear Þ
ly ceaſe,o2 elle thozow the gr

cious wil and goodnes of od,
it ſhall redounde to the furthe
rance of our ſaluation.

Therule of Setondarily, we muſte all
praier for help p2ap cither that God wil help!
and deliuer vs, not after the de

& deliuerance

in licknelle,

uiſe ⁊ fanſie of our own by) ating,
but after ſuch wile as ſhal ſen

vnto his godly wiſedom: 02 <>; Þ
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he dout nothing of che faithful-
neſſe, honeſtye, and tendernelle

2 ofhis Philtion o2 Surgen to⸗

wards him, vet fo? all that deits

rech him to handle his wound,

god, and to dzefſe him as ealily and

the 2 tenderly as is poſſible foꝛ him:
Euen ſo in like maner may we

call vpon God, that ik it be not

ag unſt his honoꝛ and gloꝛy, he
wil vouchlake to geue ſome mi⸗
tigation and ealement of che
palne. And ſpetially let vs de⸗
lire ot him, to graunt vs ſtrẽgth
Cat we fainte not, naꝛ be ouer⸗
came with the feare oz great-
nee at our ſoꝛowe and greefe,

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wherby we might forfake hin
and fal into ſome wickevneſe Þ
but that we may rather, adler
the examples of the hely Bar Þ
tyꝛs, ſuffer death, and nioit in:

tollerable toꝛmẽts, then eithu
to foſake and deny our faiths, Þ
oꝛ elſe to do ani maner er thug
againſt the will of God. amt
is very expedient foꝛ vs ton A
with the loft x deſycrate {cpm
Jam no moe woꝛchye fm

hencekoꝛth to be called thy io!,
make me as one of thy hit
ſeruauntes, J wil gladly wyh
all my heart have ſoꝛowe an
trouble vpon carthe, euen as
labozing ſeruaũt, chat goethfi

his hire, ſo that thou wilt ha
ball

253 | |
Juffer me to dwel and remaime Mack 27.21

a thy houſe foꝛ euer. But now Mar. 11, 27.
ow ſhuld we pꝛap: D. James lames. . 6.
Ay his art chapter teacyeth vs,

I N hat we ſhould pꝛay in faith w-
's Put wavering,r nothing doubt
9 that God dothe mercitully
are vs. Wie mutt chtinually

ie vpon the pꝛomeſle of god,

ind haue p alwayes befo:e our

ves: tat we dae not only ſeke

elpe ⁊ remedy at his handes,

t allo hope & loke ſurely for

committing bothe body and

ul with a good wil vnto him.
all vpon me in chy neede, and Pal. 50/18
withelpe and deliuer thee, &

g ſhalt thou pꝛaiſe me. Lette .

im cal vyon me, ſo wil J hear Pl 51. 19.

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254
him: am with him in his tro
ble, I will deliuer him out, am
bꝛing him to honoꝛ. And agair
Uerelp, verely, J ſay vnto yo

Lohn. 14. 1; whatſoeuer you ſhall pjapf
vnto y father in my name (tj;
is to ſay, in the truſt and con
dence vpon my merites)he ſhi

geue it vnto pou. Fo2 examp

Excd.17.12 when Moiſes held vp his hid
vnto God, and pꝛayed, his en
mies, the Amalechites, were
uercome. The two blinde m

Nath. p. 27. Which did cry after the Los
Oh ſonne of Dauid haue n
cy vpon ve, wer heard. Offin
like examples are the golpch

_ — than- full. Item, in trouble and adit

God * fit we ought to ppaile God,

155
stil o geue him thankes phe hath
it, an Rot foꝛgottẽ vs: but thoꝛow hys
again fitherly vilitation calleth and
o po hꝛaweth vs vnto him, and gra⸗
ay fi ſiouſly helpeth vs to beare all
(tha gianer of burdens, Euen ſo did
ca Paule in his aduerſitie p2atſe
heli Pod: pꝛailed be God the father 2 Cor. 1 2.
mp tour Loꝛd Jeſus Chziſte, the
5 had cher ol mercy, and God of all
ig an onſolation, which comkoꝛteth
erte in al our troubles and afflice
eme ons.
Lone CAT. XXVII.

£ 11111 Wepentance and amendment of life, in tro»
){ (0 ble and aduerſity is neceſſary.

opp / Ou there muſt go with
aduc all this repentaunce,
50d, eauineſle, and ſozowe fo2 the

linnes

258
ſinnes which we haue commit
ted in time paſt, amendment
life, the love of God, the fear
of God, all vertue godlineſſ
2 chr. 25. 12 Manalles was ſoꝛy and pen
2. chr. 53. 1; tent fo his wicked life and cry
ell tirann e: and thereloꝛe d
god deliuer him out of p bam
and captiuitie of Babplon, am
reſtoꝛed him again to his king
dome in Jiracl, Bi Jonas bn
it pꝛeached & pꝛoclaimcd bin
the great citye of Miniue, that
God ſheulde deſtroy and cu
thzow it wichin. xl. dayes. Ul
Niniuites belcued this pꝛoch
mation and pꝛeaching, and h
gan to repent and amend ih
tueg with a great x a *
Lin

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mmi ico? + lub miſſion. And Num. 11 2
ent ago of his mercy ſpared the, Ely. o 2.
e feu vis gods mercikull heart £147 59.1.
ineſe thing duminiched: ik we doe

peu che Nintuites did, he boche
Warna will pardon and ſpare

710 das, 25 30 did them.

bam

n. am | CHAP. XXVII I.

20 ſten and godly perſuaſions and exam.
8 King pics out of the vyorde of God, to moue
g Une vnto pat. ence, in affliction and ad-

ue! litie.
d bnd

e, / Pong al other vertues,
1 in aduerſity patience is

ot necellary. Not ſuch a pa:
neck ence as toſuffer all things to
nd he halle, whether they be good oꝛ
heiß d, right oꝛ wꝛong, ſetting all
gan re and ſeuen, but when we
hum 25. are

253

we tme pati- e in trouble and aduerſitic,y
ca auoid it by no lawful men
whereas after the deſire # uf
of our fleſh, wewold murnt
foꝛſake, & geue ouer both Gn
and all maner of rightcouſnes
then to reſiſt and ſtriue again
oure afflictions and ſo2owfii
thoughts, and as a man woub
ſay, toſpeare vp, and to capti
uate ⁊ ſubdue our natural cics
wit, and reaſon, vnder, and bt
to the obediẽce of God, yeldin
and ſubmitting our ſelues bm
him, ſuffering whatſoever it!
with a good and redy wil, ein
chough it were moſt bitter am
cruel death, rather the we wol
lx arue krom the woꝛd of Gan
pu,

25
ta, d mozeouer to p2aiſe God,

nd to geue him thankes , that
e will vouchſafe ſo fatherlp to
ſite vs, and that he hathe not
Motten vs, This is called a
ght Chꝛiſten patience, Fo2 it
Gods pꝛecept and commaũ⸗
ment, that we ſhuld not mur⸗
r02 grudge againſte hym,
hẽ he chaſteneth vs, but that
ſhoulde ſubmit oure ſelues
oſt hũbly vnto hys holy will:
after a — — manner to vv. muſt tbe
he, chat is to ſap, willingly Content
ſuffer and beare ſuch puniſh- ny -
nt > coꝛrection, wherby we
ain and conttme-obedienc
his godly rightuoulneſſe.
urmur not, as certaine murs
Si. ms

T7
= .. . SO
BAS — — —

—

260

Num 21.6. MUred and were deſtroyed al

i. Cor. io. 8 deſtroper. Whertoze we oig
to ſhew patience in all chin
as a poynt of our dutie. An
is a greuous ſinne to muy
and grudge againſt che iudy
ment of God, and to reſilt
ſtrive againſt Gods will.
God doch not only comman
patience, but allo is himſt
patient # long ſuffering: uh
deſtroiech not at once p wh
monger, the extoꝛtioner, an
ther ſuch like wicked and d
nable people wyth a lightn
oz thunderbolt , although 1
holy and ſtraight rightuou
requirech no leſſe. Me gi
time and ſpace ſuffitient (1

261
m to repent, and to return to
grace again, Dẽce Paul ſaiths
oft thou deſpiſe the aboundãt
icheſſe of his goodneſſe, hys
jatience and long ſuffertitg; :
noweſt thou not, y the goods
eſſe and gentleneſſe of God
alleth thee to repentance* Acz
ding vnto this godly exam:
le, thoughe it be ſo ÿ we muſt
uffer ſomwhat againſt our wil
nd contrary to our minds and
ſections : pet ſhoulde we not
nurmur and grudge, but amẽd
ur liues, and patiently loke x
ait fo2 better. And ſpetially »
nſpeakable fidelitye and loue
God toward vs, ought law-
ly to moue and perſuade vs,
D. ii. to

262

to ſuffer God to woꝛke with ys
euen accoꝛding to his will am
pleaſure, Foz by this meant
we geue God this honoꝛ, thy
Hor y the pati he dothe Vs no wꝛong noꝛ inn
ent honoret®, ry; but diſpoſeth al things nul
murer disho- wiſely, and will direct theme
voreth God, a good ende. On the contray
part, the vnpatient mã mum
rech & grudgech againſt Got,
and is angry w him:as though
his iudgements & wozks were
not iuſt x right, fo: aſmuche a
PI. 37. 7. che wicked and vngodly liuen
pompe, pleaſure, and all diſs
Iutenefle,and the vertuous am
godly, in pouertie, ſoꝛowe, att
miſery. De may peraduentilt
fanſp and imagine w a”

1.
ul

*

God onercharger his faith-
all childzen, & will ſuffer them
premaine in pearil, neceſſity,
nd danger, and will not heave
em. And thus is he ſo poyſo-

d with bitterneſſe and obſti⸗
atp,that he beg enneth to hate
nd io blaſpheme God in hea-
en ſeketh vulawlul meanes
helpe and remedyhimlelke:

eas Saule did, running af: 1. Sam. 28.7

wytches aud ſouthſayers.
here oe let euery Chy'ften
an take hede, that no ſuch ra⸗
ng lerſenelle and bitterneſſe
me vyon hum, oꝛ atlealt that
remaine not long by hinnbut
luch ten ptatin let Hi 17 1:1 Tis
aniut'y, as in the face & nyt

D. iii. of

„ Te 3 Yten# | w—_—_

1
)
{
,
1
ll
I
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[

a 164
ol the heauenly captain, which

Mat. 16. 25.

both ſeeth & knowech al thigs
& alſo moſte faith fully reſcuey
his ſouldiers, and is as it wen
a felow, and one among them,
and will recompence all then
laboꝛ & trauel a thouſand fol
in the life euerlaſting.
£Do2eouer, we haue an cu⸗
dent and perfect image & ſpe
tacle of all patience in our lan
Teſus Chꝛiſte, as he hi nch
popnteth vs vnto himſelte, la
ing: whoſoeuer will folow m
let him foꝛſake him ſelf, # tan
his croſſe vpon his backe, ai
folow me. Chen his vnſpen
able martirdome and palin
began, he pꝛayed: O Father

26
tbe poſſible, take thys cup fro Mat. 26. zo.
ne,but thy will, & not mine be 1 3.
one, CUhere did he ener once Iohn. 18 ? _— |
nurmur 02 grudge , 02 caſt out
much as one vntowarde and
patient woꝛde, when he was
nocked and ſcoꝛned, ſcourged Eſay. z. 2.3.
nd beaten, and moſte cruellp 4· .
niſozdered and dealt wyth all;
int this well & ſurely in thy
inde, that he did pꝛay vpon þ
olle fo2 his greateſt enimies,
nd laid: Father, foꝛgeue them Luke 23. 24
0) they knowe not what they A&s.7. 60.
b. Ihe thozowe his heauenly
nd diuine might power had
d himſelle of all his paine, ſo⸗
ow and dãger, and that we in
(020w,anguiſh,c.n neteſſi⸗
D.iiii. ty

266
rye, had not felt any heauenh
ſtrength noꝛ power from Got;

then could we not haue comfy
ted our ſelues at all with our

Pal. 97.9.
Heb.1. 2.3,
4. J. &c.

ſautoure Jeſus Chziſt. Buthe
wold not put of his bitter pal;
ſion thoꝛow his almighty poy
cr, but rather ouercome it thy
row weakencſle, Now then /
he, whom all angels and crea
tures in heauen and earth dit
behold # loke vpon, pea whon
they all muſt ſcrue & fear, dot
ſuffer innocently vndeſerued
all patience æ mekeneſle mor
then euer any chꝛiſten mã wn
attempted with: it ought law

fully to make eu" an heart d

ſtone oꝛ p2onto pee and ml
an

26

a to take theſe ſmallaflicel

us wel deſerued, moſt patient

y and willingly, and to ſuffer
and beare them moſt meekely.

And this pꝛactiſe did the holy Reiples ofthe
lect of God in the old time not on
ly inculcate aud teache with Patience,
v02ds , but alſo expꝛelle & per-
m in dede. It was au heaup

oſſe vnto Abꝛaham, to flap &
fer vv his moſte deare ſonne:

nd yet he, with all patience, Gen. 22.2.
hewed himielfe obedient vnto
Bod therin.

And Jlaac, perceiuing that

ſtade vpon his life , and that

e ould dic, we read not that Cen. 22.7.
did reſiſt, noꝛ once open hys

th agaiatt it. |
D.v Jo⸗

268
Joſeph, when he was decline,
Cen. 35. 28. red of his bꝛechꝛen vnto p Hen
then, which wer ſtrangcrs vn
Cen 45.5. to him: pet he fo2gaue it hy⸗
bꝛethen, e did them good foy it

Exod. 17.4, Moiſes being reuiled of th
Iſraelites, as a deceiuer am:
betrayer, yet had ſuch compi
ſion of them, that he pꝛayed i
them, ſaying: O Lo2de,either

Exod.;z, 32 fo geue them, oꝛ elſe wipe m
out of thy boke. Pere he is vi
ling and ready, to take all y J

Rom. . 3. aelites ſinnes & offences vpn
himſclf, chat God ſhuld punih
him fo2 them.

Dauid was faine to be abt

2.54.18, 12, niſhed outcaſt a long time, x
flie cuery where from - ;

w *

J
tir
poi
cd
Bol
u
02!

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hom nottbſfauding he might
: Wnce as eaſily haue deſtroyed e
killed, as he might haue eaten
bit of bꝛeade. And after that
he was put to flight of his own
n, and pet ſaid patiently: If J

inde grace & fauoꝛ beioze god, 2. 52.15.14.
hen will he reſtoꝛe me againe.

3ut if he ſap, J haue no plea⸗
ure no2 delice in thee: beholde

ere Jam, let him do wich me,

3 pleaſeth him beſt,

Jov,the ſpectable of patiice,
ting ful of ſozes in his bodye, x06, 1 21.
poiled of his goods, and dep21-

d ofhis childꝛen, ſayde thus: Job. 1j. 15
Hod cate it, and God hath ta⸗
enn it againe, the name of the

02d be pꝛailed. Furthermoze

= an

— =” =» + —

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be

270
he ſayth:if he ſhould kil me yt
will J put mp truſti in hym.
Mathathias in p ver p high⸗
eſt perill and danger ot his bo
dy and life, at ſuch time as they
would haue cõpelled and foꝛſe
him vnto idolatrie, made thys
anſwer vnto the ſeruaunts an
miniſters of Antiochus:we wi
not ſwarue no} depart fr cu
t. Mac. 2. 22 faith, neither to the right hail
nod to the lefte,
The Apoſtles did retople,
Ages.” t ey were weꝛthy to be tour
ged, beaten, and reutled (02 tit
nme ol Jeſus,
Que ſonld learne to cry wit
Paulc: J am ſure, that neitha
Rom. 8.8. death no2 life , neither height
nd)

271
m depthe, noꝛ any other crea⸗
ure can ſeperate vs from the
ne of Gad, which is in Chꝛiſt
Jeſus our L02D,
After the time ok the holye
Nophets and Apotles,many
houſand martyꝛs (among who

uers notable matrones, chaſt . Mac. 2. 37
2. mac. 6 10

birgins, and other yog people) 1116.18. 9
id ſuffer molke greeuous toz⸗ 20. zo.

entes and afflictions fo2 the
uthes ſake, But nowe heere
ight ſome man obiecte & ſay;
t is no maruell that the holy
antes did ſuffer ioyfully and
oldly, foꝛ they did ſuffer inno⸗
ntly, vnwoꝛchily, and woute
elerte: but as fo2 me I muſe
eedes complaine that J am a
_ bel

273
wꝛetched ſinner, x that whi
I ſufler, is fo2 my deſertes a
ſinnes, ſo that J ſuffer wont
ly. And therfoꝛe my croſſe a
affliction can in no wiſe ber
pared 02 likened vnto the cif
ofthe holy ſaints.#c, This.
tectidmay be anſwered inf!
wo2des,

The holy ſaintes 9 tuery a
of them, concerning thẽlelu
8 and their own nature, wern
18.19. 20.21 {erable ſinners: but again th
Iob. 13. 19. wer holy c r'ghtnous tho;d
Eſay. 14.32. Jeſus Chʒiſt, which hathe!
1550.20. 4. ſtributed and geuen vntod
Fon alſo thoꝛow true faith, his

neſle and rightuouſneſſe.
Furthermoze, theſe two!

273
I les, true F aith, and chꝛiſtian
gatience, are ſo nigh of affint:
ie, and ſo ann?xed and knit in
lowſip together, p alwapes
he one helpeth the other.
Faith is ſtirred vp, exerciſed,
ut in vꝛe & pꝛactiſed, and re- path helpers
eiueth increalement and moꝛe ro Paticace,
trengthe thoꝛowe patience in
nowe and affliction: when as
ve fo2 Chꝛiſtes ſake, doe bothe
ſire and alſo waite fo2 helpe
nd {krengthe of God again te
ur nature, which can nothing
ut doubt and deſpaire, and als
againlt the weakneſle of the
lech, againſt the temptation of
he deuil, and againſt pallauts
ence

274
tlence is exerciſed, pꝛoued, at
made ſtronger thoꝛowe m
faith. Foꝛ whoſoeuer knowe
and is fully perſuaded, that
hath a gratious and a merci
God, with whom, akter this.
ſerable life, he (hall line encrl
ſtingly: the ſame ſhall ſuffer d
maner cf trouble and aduerſi
patiently, Chʒiſtenly and th
fully. Againe thoꝛowe faithei
Chꝛiſt, we are ſet at one andn
conciled with God, and aſſun
of his grace, mercp, and fat
foʒ Jeſus Chziſtes ſake andch
merites of his paſſion, Fon
ample Dauid, fozaſmuch ash
beleeued truly and ſkedfaſtly
God, ſpake boldly th a m j

75 |
od is our hope and ſkrength, pal. 46.1.

cm pꝛeſent help in al the ſo⸗
ves + neceſſities that haue
utted vs, Therfoze will we Pal. 46.2.
nt eare, though v world ſhuld
ke, ⁊ though the hilles ſhuld
caried awat inthe midſt of p
tc. ea euery chꝛiſten man
it wer pollible) ſhuld be con
t to loſe a thouſand bodies #
5, if it were foꝛ none other
ig, but that he hath hard, ta⸗
t beleued the holy goſpell.
t lo any man to be impati⸗
r lo to remain, it is an eui⸗
token, v the fame perſon
r had any true faith: oꝛ els
had, that it is quẽched and
againe. Foꝛ impatiencie
T. i. fal-

290

keth vnto murmuring 4 diſt
dience againſt god, and beg
ncth to hate God, and toh
pheme him. Allo chiiſteny
rale: delpeth Ex is a great help tr further
pane to patience. Foz in pꝛayer
deſire the ſanctilication of!
name of God, Now is » naſe...
of God molt pꝛaiſed e (ana.
ed, when we, being in p big.
danger & neceſlity, do dea
hang vpon God(thozow lagi ..
and patience) as vpon onen
will diſpoſe all thing well,
to a good end. Again, in pn
we deſire chat the Kingdom "4
Ni ath. f. ro God may come vnto vs. jy"
Luke.it. 2. tf God will confornd & del F
in vs the kingdom of the an

.
n

1

ofthe fleſh, oꝛ elſe wold vt-
y lead and dzaw vs into his
dly and heauenly kingdome
nowe the crolle, were it not
much as to pꝛay againct our
es, it we ſhuld be impatient
der the lame: Ne pꝛay like⸗
7, that Gods will be done.
u, ik it be gods wil that we
ld haue ſoꝛow, trouble, and

ſerſity vpon earch, how dare
can we reſiſt oꝛ grudge a⸗
int his will:

Cnar. KXXIX,
mples and cauſes, taken out of natural
hings, and of Heathen men,vvhereby a
han maye be moned to patience in ad-
jerſitie.

F there were no holy ſcrip⸗
ture at all, vet might a man
T. ii. of

278
of his own? reaſon take era
of bꝛute beaſtes „ of naturi
things, as of body and ſoule,
che natu artes Þnt3 tha
belonging, allo ot heachen mi
Jewes, and handy crafts me
and of all manner of {rates a
degrees of mẽ, and likewiſe
the angels, and of the Dem
wherby they might conclude
learne, p they ought to behn
chemlelues patiently, boldly
mãtully in aduerſitie 02 niſi
Examples of tine. A lambe oꝛ a ſhepe is
der and nu. Into the ſlaughter, x neuern
all things. eth noꝛ openeth the motity ;þ
Math.. ſhffereth + abideth it paticn
and mekely: Euen ſo oughtt
holye electe of Sod, whent)

290

& ſound againe:Euen ſo oug
we gladly c willingly to ſuf
our Loꝛd God, and to be (til
quiet, whẽ he ſendeth vs ad
lity,wherbp we mat be relen
diſcharged of eternal pain
obtain helch, bliſſe, & ſaluaty
to2 our ſoules. If chou cant
lider 5 o2der & courſe of nam
that is naturally wꝛytten int
heart, thou ſhalt therby lem

t conclude p a man ought uu

ſo ſtrong & ſtedtaſt, 2 he (haul
nat be moued by any ſinar
pain, oꝛ other temptation, to
any thing chat is valeming,!
agatit honeſtie. And out of thi
honeſty, wꝛought and plited!

tis

279 :
* crſſed and reuiled, not te
rc 92 reuile again, whẽ chet
eſmittẽ, not to ſmite againe,
t ta ſuffer all maner of ſmart
d pain, and not once to blear
to 97 their mouths againſt
Our bodi ts but vert woꝛms Tob. 19.26.
cat: and if we could beſfow p
me toy honoꝛ of our redemer
(auto? Chꝛiſte, ought we not
be glad and to reioyſe ik we
icht fo do: Like as thet p are
x t diſeaſed ca be content to
fier + abide any of their mem
rs ok their body to be cut ok,
to be burnt, ſo that they may
aͤuy thing releued and eaſed
herby of their great ſmart and
ntinuall paine, (which is yet
CT. iii. but

181

e ſpꝛong che learning & ex⸗ le: of

desu the wiſe and notable en
athen men, which we cal phi
ophers, Among whom thys
154 common Pꝛouerbe and
ce, Beare x Fozbeare, The

t woe wherot, teachech vs Bene.

we ſhuld ſuffer the croſſe pa⸗
tly, and to be ſtill and meke
hen we are viſited therewith,
nd the ſecond ſigniſieth, we

zuld hate, fle, x auoid al ma⸗ porbeate.
r of exãples, woꝛds, 02 dedes
might gene any maner of oc
alton to any euill. Aristotle in
s boke of maners teacheth, þ
licitie bleſſednes conũiſtech
ot ſpetially in health of body,
aboundance of goodes, 92 in
T. iii. woꝛzls⸗

282

woꝛldly honor, dignitye, ⁊ eh
mation:but rather in ÿ crerciſ
and pꝛactiſe of vertue. Out of
which it foloweth that a man
is vertuous, maye be bleſl
though he haue neuer lo muc
troble oꝛ aduerſity. And he re:
keneth and taketh trouble an
aduerſity foꝛ the very matter;
occaſiõ, wherby vertue is mol
ſtirred vp q exerciſed, x whern
it doth moſt ſinc + apere. Ju
che ſame Ariſtotle alſo comp:
reth an honeſt vertuous nat
vnto a good capten. Foꝛ like a:
a good capten leadeth x oꝛdt
rech his hoſte, accoꝛding as the
occaſion requireth: Euen 01
bertuous mi behauech him

i Pa.

283
yaticntly and wel in aduerſity,
and makech the beſt of it. The
Stoikes did teach plainly, p it
was not to be reckened an euil
thing foꝛ vs to liue in pouerty,
ſicknelle, and miſery: but this
only to be euill, to foꝛſake ver-
tue, ⁊ ſhew any poynt of diſho⸗
neſty. Cicero, one ot the moſt
notable and excellẽt Romancs
wptcth thus: remember per-
ſuade this W thy ſelf, ÿ beſides
lin and diſhoneſty, nothing can
happen to a man, whereat he
ounht to be aſtoned oꝛ abaſhed
And accoꝛding ta this example
did one heathen man oft cũtoꝛt
another bi al maner of circum⸗
ſkances of chings, as thele folo-

T.v, wing

264
wing x other: It beſemechm
à man to wepe and waile like;
child oꝛ a woman. And Seneg
witeth thus: It is eaſter to ſu
due and ouercome an whole m
tion, chan one only man. Iten
thou arte no moꝛe a childe of x
pere, but thou halk age te yer
and therfoze moze is requirg
of thee, than of a childe, Tha
haſt bene bꝛought vp't inſtruc
from thy pouch in godly wil
dome and knowledge:the (ant
muſt chou now pꝛactiſe t ſhes
forthe, Befoze this time that
couldeſt cofozt and geue god
counſel vnto other: do not thet
foze now like the euill phiſitid
which boaT and pꝛetend y thy
Ca

265
mhelpe other men, c can nat
elpe themſelues, Betoze thys
me hetherto chou haſt ſhewed

behaued thy ſeif mantully:
erfoze be nowe like vnto thy
le, and goe not backward, It
er an vnſeming thing to wax
m dap to dap wozfle,# wea⸗
er. ſuch like. Although thys
octrine ot the heathen men in
his + ſuch other poyntes is to
e commended, pet the ſtoꝛies
22 make mention of many vn
cmelp acts þ thei did. As this,
Coꝛziolanus fo delire of re-
engeance, did war againſt his
wne naturall coũtry. Alſo Ca-
and Antonius fo2 ſozow and
cauinefle,did kil and murther
tem-

236
chemſelues. But the very ref
of man can diſcerne and indy
that ſuch things are agatufty;
ture, and againſt all vercue ar
honeſty. But the very right in
the moſt notable Heathen nn
haue commended and ſet foi!
patience, not only wich won
but alſo haue ſhewed the ſa!
in example and deede. Anion
the Grecians Ariſtides, an
cellent vertuous ma, being!
niſhed out of his countrey, di
take and ſufler his miſery v
mãtully and pat iently. Amon
the Romaines, Camillus an
Attylius Regulus wer High)
commended & pꝛaiſed fo? then
excellent patience & my

whi

297

hich they ſhewed in aduerſt-
Scipio could haue dekended
reuenged himſelf of the ſe⸗
tious rebellion with force +
ang had, But of an excellent
incely heart, he went out of
e light ol his ennemies fo2 a
ne, and ſuflered much troble
d iniurie okthem, koꝛ the pꝛo⸗
of his lande: leaſt he ſhould
cue them occaſion to moꝛe bit
rneſſe and fiercenelle. Yea,
e read of certaine wemen, as
Coznelia, which in affliction;
d aduerſitie, did ſhew manly
carts and great ſtoutnes. But
e muſt alwayes marke the
ght difference betweene the
heatheniſhe and the Chziſten
pas

225

patience, As Socrates in

aduerſitie, did wonder atth

vnrighteouſneſſe of men, a

thought p it was but a chaum

and foztunc, that he was affiy

ted, But Dauid knew and co

282.24. 10 feſled, that his vilita ion a
ᷓJ. chr. 12. 17 affliction came from God. S.
4 crates, foꝛaſmuche as he ſuf
rech innocen ly and wythout;

cauſe, he can not finde by hy
reaſon, chat we ſhuld wiſh an

deſire pimniſhment and affiict
1.84.24. 14 on. But Oautd(after a certain
maner) witheth and deſiret

the croſſe: foꝛ he knoweth thi

it is Gods wil to teſkifp,andt
open manifeſtly thoꝛowe ti!
croſſe and aduerſity, his wah

a all

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29
d diſpleaſure againſt ſinne,

xcrates in his manly ſuffe⸗
nce and patience, neither des
ech,no2 loketh fo2 any helpe,
mfo2te 02 mitigation of his
Nictton from God. Pea, the
table Cato, hearing v Poms
lus being a good man, was
jercome and ſubdued of Juli⸗
, which was a wicked man,
gan to dout and to deſpaire.
zut Dauid in his patience &
bedience calleth vpon god fox pal. y. t.
elye and deliuerance, and is
erten e ſure chat che almighty
02d doth aſſiſt him foꝛ the ho⸗
yt bleſſed ſeedes lake, wherok Cen. z. r.
Heathen haue no knowledge
Je vmerkauding + Thus by
Con:

2.99
comparing the one to the oth
we ſhal finde and perceive th
the doctrine of the Golpelli
moꝛe pleaſant and acceptab
t moucch vs vnto moꝛe than
fulneſſe towardes the goſpel
Jeſus Chꝛiſt: thozow whom
and by whoſe meanes we th
taine an whole and a pericct
comfoꝛt. Nowe from che old
Ethnikes and Heathen men,
let vs deſcend and come totit
Turkes, Jewes, and to other
degrees of men. Many a Tun
and Jew would ſuffer himſelk
to be martyꝛed and toꝛ mente
molt cruelli, rather chã he wol
deny oꝛ foʒſake Mahomete it
ligion, and his peruerſe am

naugh

ughty faith. And why ſhould
a Chꝛiſtian chã much moꝛe
content to ſuffer ſtoutly, if
de ſhould require,fo2 y Chꝛi⸗
religion and kaithes lake:
A marchant man maketh far
ges and great iourneis:and
nturech body and goods, and
thing is too hard and ſower
him, onelp fo2 woꝛldly and
mũtoꝛy gain and luker, And
this hope is vncerten whe-
r his chance ſhalbe good oz
And though he happenech
er ſo well, yet he bzingeth
nothing but fraile © trans
Ny goods, which ſhall haus
end Now all we haue a lõg
ge to make alſo, cuen from
u catch

293

earth to heauen. And ſhul
we be as wel content, as yi
glad, and willing to ſuffer
maner of pearils and dang
chat may happen by thew
ſeing that we haue an inf
ble and ſure hope of eterm
euerlaſting richeſle foz Ji
Chꝛiſtes ſake:

A waifaring man, that!
etch from home, although
paſſech many pleaſant ho!
and goodly meades: petri
ding altogether home wan
gaine, all ſuch things der
thing tempt noꝛ orecue!
Euen ſo whan ſo euer weh
not all our pleaſure and di
beere, let vs ſtabliſhe burt

5 N

29
it, and delite our ſelues wyth
r countrey and habit ation in 2. Cor. 5. 12
auen. Phi. z. 20.21
han a man ok an high and
ble birthe is contemned and
ullchandled in a ſtraunge lad
her he is not knowne, it gre⸗
hh mnothing ſo muche, as
the like ſhould happen bnto
m at home in his one natu⸗
il cuuntry. Maw is our natu⸗
u country in heauen: vpon ;
rh we are but ſtrangers and r Pei. 1.
lgrimeg. Therkoꝛe we ought Phi.z.20.25
e rather to ſtiffer all things
atiently heere, only ÿ we map
ue reſt among 5 inhabitants
our right eternall lande and

untry,
© Ui. A

294
Aman of warre P2Cpar

himſelfe w all maner of thin
apertaining to warkar, thay
his enemie be neuer lo fray
yet he foꝛgettech all teare
neuer once thinkech vpyon t
ſtrokes and woundes, but of
vpon the victoꝛp and trium
and gaeth his wat and init
mantully like a Giant agai
his enemies, only fo} won
glozye and luker: which thi
map redound to the great;
der and ſhame of Chziſtenn
ple, if they fo the hono2,gly
and pleala re of God, ſhoulde
as pꝛomptly, willingly, x m
fully fight aga:n!t their gie
ly tnemies fo2 higher © gi

295
triumphe, luker, and com⸗
ditie.
A plowman oz an hulband⸗
n goeth to the tield, dögech,
wech, ſoweth, and harrow⸗
his ground, and hath much
we thertwith, and waitech
frute and pꝛoltte tyerof, By
ſame example dath the ho⸗
Apalkle l. James moue and Jam. 7. 7.
01t bs bnto patience,
Turne a fowꝛe comerd ſtone
w thou wilt, æ it wil alwaies
d vpꝛight: Euen ſo howling,
r a right Chꝛiſtian be tẽp⸗
d allaulted, he will euer
wpchſkanding romaine vp⸗
t.
lan a man playeth at the
A. iii. ba⸗

296
tables, he can not alwapes a

what he would haue, but wh;
ſoeuer he hache caſt, he mh
make y beſt of it. To this gan
dothe Plato liken oure jj
CUyerin happen many thity
contrary to our will, whichy
mult take and turne all to t
beſt, and neuer delpaire.
Mhanalitle childe that ©
ſcarſely go, chaunſeth to Can
ble vpõ a ſtone, he fallech don
by and by in the ſame place,
there lieth ſtil, weping and e
ing till ſome body take him!
But people of reaſon amn
derſtanding, muſt not doe iii
childꝛen: but mitt vie and im
uoꝛ themielues, what (icknel

ll

297
inconuenience ſo euer hap⸗

by and by (ſo far as is poſ-
eto heale, eaſe, æ remedi it.
q vertuous childe will not

ſake his father in his need? Eccl.3.17.
trouble, noꝛ an honeſt wyle

hul bãd and ſpoule, noꝛ pet
aithfull ſeruaunt his maſter.

d whi than ſhuld we fozfake
od our father, oꝛ Chꝛiſt oure
ouſe and heauenly Loꝛd and
aſter, in trouble & aduerſity:
uch as are mony marchãts,
nbitious and vaine glozious,

nicatoꝛs, whozemongers, &t
urthercrs , care nepther koꝛ
ame,no? fo2 any thing elſe, x
are no laboꝛ oꝛ trauel, ſo that
ey map bꝛing to palle theyꝛ

A. uiii. wic-

299

Red Tuff and deſire, and yet⸗
times they mille alſo, and a
than ſhould not a righte ga
man be conſtant, painlull,
patient in honeſt ⁊ good chi
az S. Barnarde wpteti) be
well, ſaving: Nhat a faintm
fuqgiſhneiſe, and dulnelſe
thts, that ſuch as are wicked
vngodly, ſhuld be moꝛe ferun
to wickedn?ile and abhomin
tion, chen we ſhould be to hon
ſtie and goodnelle: Mea, 5 tht
ſhould run mote ſwilcly to th
deuil x to death, chan we ly
tu God x to lite: Furchermot
thy fearfulneſſe and impacien
cye is a great pleaſure & co

fot to thy foes , c agreathe
tineſt

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299
eſſe and diſcomkoꝛte to chy
$322, Foz doudlelle, all that
he chee good, doe reioyce in
ſtrength and conſtãtneſſe.
hinke allo that thou ighteſt
the preſence of the holy An⸗
la, uh ich by the pꝛouilion E
payntment of God ds dwell
ith thee, and moue and exhoꝛt
ee to ſtedkaſtneſle. Ind they 1. Cor. 4.7.
ioyce, when thou continueſt
fait in goodnelle. And a⸗
tine, we ſhaulde to the vtter-
oſt of our power fee and ab⸗
re all ſuch things as might
lite and reioyſe the deuil.Foꝛ
is the deadly Archenemy of r. pet. 5. c.
03,430 of all mankind. No
is is the bery purpoſe of hys
A. v. temp⸗

300
temptations and ſuggeſtion
and all chat he ſeketh, that tl

_ when we are poꝛe, ſhuld ſte:
and when we are ſicke, chat u
ſhould murmur againſte Go
and in warre, arfliction and aß
uerſitye, that we ſhould foꝛſau
our Chꝛiſten faith and religi
Conſtantneſſe, faichfulnelle,
ſtedfaſtneſlſe towarde God mn

the chꝛiſten church, doth greu
e diſpleaſe him. Thertoze u
to reioyce the Angels, and
greue the Deuil, ought then
ther to be conſtant and patin
in the midſt ot all aduerſitie. N

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*
—

CHAP, XXX.
By vvhat meanes patience maye be d
rained and gotten. And once had,ho

it may be kept and increaſed ? N

tots
1
fe:

ID Wl;
ala ho can be content and glad

01
Otwithlläding that we
know and percetue 5
tience is ſo pꝛolitable & frute
la thing vnto vs: pet we fele
our fleſh a certain millikig,
grudge toward che croile,

(ce himſelfe depꝛiued of hys

e,hono2,eſtimation, goodes,
ildꝛen, oꝛ wife: The remem⸗
ance of the pleaſure æ pꝛol⸗

rity p we haue had in times

t, vath ſo greeue vs, that w
othes wife we ſighe and loke Gen. 19. 26.
ck alter Sodoma, And with

gc childꝛen of Jiracl, we luſt
Fer the fleſhpottes in Egipt. Excd. 16.3.
Id like weakneſle do we allo
we in the noble king & 1920+
phet

02

Pal. 77.2. phet Dauid „ag he hym fel
ſapth: Many ſap vato my ſcul
he hath no God, my ſoule web
receiue no comtoꝛt, my ſpirn
is waren weake & feeble. Iten
our ſauioure Jeſus Chyifte n
bis innocent fleſhe, did ſhcwss
declare the fearfulneſſe and on
guiſhe of the fleſhe, when es h
kneeling vpon the mount Ol
uet, conũdered his paſſion am
martyꝛdome, that was cõnim
and at hand: and {wet fo? ſcꝛch
and anguiſhe, fo chat the dꝛey⸗
of his ſweate guſhed vven tit
earth like dꝛovs of blond, + i!
pꝛayed bats his father, that
it were his wil, chat cup mich
be taken from him. In like ms
net,

O

er, being byan the croffe, he
we: My God. my God, why Pfal. 22.1.
if thou koꝛſaken me, how log Var 27. 40.
it thou thus deale wyth me.
it it is nat to be vnderſtan⸗
ed, as though Chziſt did doute
fhis fithers tanto? and grace:
ut the weaknelſe of his flcſhe
ould haue ben content to haue

fired no moꝛe. Now like as *

£ pirit far paileth and ouer⸗ —
ymmeth the fieſhe in Chꝛiſte: Luk. 22 42.
ten ſo mui it doe in vs allo, Ga. 5. 16.17
at we haue moꝛe reſpect vn⸗
God, and vnto the life euer⸗
ting, than vnto this wonne

ten fleſhe. Ind therkoꝛe now
ill we declare by moſte ſure
nd intallible realons. by what
meanes

| il v. Mac. 3. 19

Phil. 4. I;.

04
meanes and wayes à mann
maiſter and ouercome hig fi
iu the time of the croſſe and;
fliction: and ſo ſhewe & deck
true # perkect patience.C i
vertue (like as all other) hat
her firſt beginning & tncre
of the grace, power, and ſp
of God: without whom wee
wozke nothing that good |;
neither pet reſiſt 62 oueren
any euil. It is wꝛytten then
toꝛy conſiſteth not in che mu
tude ol men, but the power?
ſtrength commech from hen
Item: J am able to do al ih
thoꝛowe him, chat maketh
mighti, which is chꝛiſt. Ale
foze, although my fleſhli ren l

709

um eth, wauerech, and kailech
U uer ſo much: yet dothe God
de ntinually pꝛeſerue # vpholde
ch ſyirit that it do not vtterly
hi int, but continue pꝛompt and
hailing til ſuch time, as it may
cri deliuered & eaſed, But now,
pin ow ſhould we oꝛder behaue
et hr ſelues that God mat graũt
d Ws his ſtrength, and true patt-
cu ice and boldneſſe : Foꝛſothe
e goꝛow faith, hope, pꝛaier, loue
muß uth, faichfulneſſe, vertue, and
r aModlineſſe we may obtain it of
e od. Firſt we muſt furniſhe &
hig omkoꝛt our harts and mindeg
ich faithe towarde God, Fo2
Ae hoſocuer doth know perfitly,
nd is certain that God, which

ts

Faith vyor-
Keth patitce.

o6
is the Loꝛd of al Gaps and mi
haps, of pꝛoſperity and adit
ſitye, is pacificd and reconcile
with him, and that he koꝛ th

cauſe can not be depꝛiued of el

ternail ſaiuation:che ſamc ch
be able to contenine and tod
fie all wozldly honoꝛ, pom pe,

luſtes. And again, there canbWi;

no painc la bitter, ſharpe, a

greuous vnto him, v can bing

him out of patience , In out
Chꝛiſten faith we conte ſſe an
beleue an holy bniuerlal church
and that we haue fclowſhip!
participation wich al Sainte;
and elect of God: and alſow!
confcite and belceue remilſia

of ſinnes, reſurrection of

on
Leit

07
ch, and life euerlalting. And
Whit geueth vnto euery one,
What hath faith, this abſolutts :
\Whoſoeuer heareth mp wozd &
Welcuech him p hath ſent me, Tohn.y.15,
:Whe ſame hath euerlaſting life,
n commeth not to iudgemẽt,
» Wit palſeth thozow from death
uke. Clherfoze tho2ow faith Rom.y 1.2.
Wn7obteineth power, ſkregth, =_ PROM
"Witience, conſtantie, and ſted⸗ — 15
ſtnelle in all goodneſle, |
t ſtrong and migytye ene-
es houlde come vpon thee,
ſault and beſege thee, & thou
eſt on thy ſide one, whome
eu kneweſt certenly to be a
Mude, and to haue power ouer
or enemies: thou mightelk
* lavs

308

jawluſty be bolde and wythen
teare. Mow haue we(tro:cufWh
faith) Chꝛiſt on cur ſive. uh el
is Loꝛd ouer all Lojds, white
hach lul power over all ue
and miſtoꝛt: ne, pꝛoſperity ac!
aduerſicye. Therfoꝛe thei mot
not long thinke and toke vychhet
the v ealleneſſe okt! y fleſh, bh:
thou mit ffirre about wn
laich: that is to ſap, thou mules |
carneſtip and diligently cht
der che might and true loue ren
Jeſus Chit, which bothe Mich
and will comfo2t x reiople ihreit

moꝛe, chẽ all milfortiune is Maly
— t hee, oꝛ to mire
thec heuy. It is ſaid to vs:1Maty
enemie the deuill goeth abo de

Au
,

hon he map deuoure: whom

ic ſe 2 rozing Lion, and leketh

elit ye ſtedfaſtly with faithe.
tem, D. James ſaithe, p pour
ꝛoued fatthe woꝛkech pati⸗
te. The holy and faithkull A⸗
oltles did endently declare,
- accozding to the inwarde
137, it was a top + a comfort
0 them to be beaten 7 ſcaur
cd fo; the Loꝛds ſake, Again,
[troubles and affliccions are
. by reaſon ot our weak
ith, which is pet but little ex-
lied, and hath not well and
uilp taſted the richelle ⁊ trea⸗

Wire of the childꝛen of god. Vet

dtwithſtanding no mi ought
delpaire,though he haue not

T. ii. a

lames.1.3,

z1O
pencth oft times, that 5 faicheMy +
being litle # weake, in che tin er
of neceſlitie and affliction daa
wech back, c is like to a en
and ſparcle, that hath but a lhre
tle fire vpon it: which the Lo
Jeſus will not quenche but a
creale, ſo that we doe but php
with the deare Apoſtles, ſa; »1
DO Loꝛd, ſtrengchen our faitieM:21
But whan a man is vtteriy an
ſtitute of faithe, as he that ku hat
wech or no other noꝛ of no bahn
ter life than this, it is no manic.
uell at all, though he deſpair q w.
length. Pea, ᷣ moze he truſtuſnd
in himſelt, oꝛ in any wozldlyaWicc
tranſitoꝛy thing, the moꝛe bara

set
le is he to reſiſt and cõtinue
ntrouble and aduerſitie. Fo2
here is no right comkoꝛte noꝛ
ccour n any maner ok thing,
cides che Loꝛd Jeſus. There
two kindes or hope, the one
gol nature, and the other co⸗
tet of tatthe » The naturall
pe is a ſpetial gift and bene⸗
tof God, which after a certen
ner doth help and comtozt a
an that is troubled x vered,
hat he do not vtterly deſpaire:
in che middeſt ok all aduer⸗ EF;
hopech that it will wythin Hope maketh
while be better, & ſo waitech den patent.
m tariech till the aduerſity be |
erblowen. Move, if this na⸗
rall hope haue ſuch a ſtrẽgth
X.iii. and

Act. 4.29.
Act.5 4142

111
and vertue ſhould not the eth
hope, which the ſpirite of Gz
dothe newly inſpire the's
faith, woꝛke a much greater
pertecter patience q ſtrengt
chat a man in the mid of hy

croſſe hall hope and weite Hrn

heauenly comtoꝛte and ave
God to) Chꝛiſtes ſake: And
though the naturall hope det
oft and many times faile 4d
ceiue, and is alwaics buterta
pet this Chien hape dochn
uer faile noꝛ decciue.

The hul bandmã conlidere⸗
not onely his laboꝛ & trauall
and what tempeſt milchen
or weacher may toztune : b!
foꝛaſmuche as he truũtech a

|

71
pech chat the krute Hal wire
17 come foꝛthe when the time
s, thertoꝛe he laboꝛech autly
1 with a good will: Euen ſo
nthe ſpirituai vine ard, under
WM: yok? of the Lozde, the hope Rom. f. r.
Id truck ot honoꝛ and rewarde
MWiiketh men patient + willing,
ind geuech them coꝛage. Ik we
oue koꝛ that thin y which we le
ot, we wait koꝛ it thoꝛow pati⸗
ence, Furthermoze, we muſte . e helpech
(:eke vpon God feruently and to patience.
without cealing, thozow pꝛap⸗

Mr, that he wil geue vs a bold & Mar. 24 13.
and a ſtrong ſpirite to ſuffer all
things, and to continue itedfait
buto the ende. Thus doing, he
wil (urelp heare vs moſt gract-

. uit oul⸗

714
ouflp accoꝛding to his pꝛomit
and faithfully geue vs his ſyi
rituall giftes , moſte [pettally,
hen a man maketh his com
plaint, and openeth h's nedez
grete vnto his ſpetiall frend, he
fcleth a certen eale afterward,
ſo thathts paine and grefe (ly
reherſing thereof is ſomewhat
relcued, remedied and taken a:
way. Much moꝛe comfoꝛt and
eaſc ſhall we receiue by telling
and opening our greefe & com
plaint vnto God. Fo2 man is
ſone weary of our cõplaining.
But if we ſhuld ſpend v whole
day in pꝛaping, crying, and
complaining to God, he would

loue,comforr, & ſtrengthen vs

f | |

715
de moze. Againe, to ſearche, 1 heat he
beare, and learne the woꝛde of . God
esd, andfo2 a man to exerciſe dee.
1M himſelfe cherin , is a great fur⸗
therãce and helpe to patience,

MW fo: God hath not reueled and

„opened his woꝛd in vaine vnto

rs, but hach ſhewed and ſet be⸗

atme vs in the ſame moſt ſwete

a Wand louing promiſes and com⸗

id MWotable examples, ö we might

gerne thereby his goodneſle,
n-Waithfulneſſe, and great louing

is Witdneſſe , and ſo comkoꝛt and

g. Nrengchen oure lelues by the

le Wine, in all maner of trouble x

1d Pduerſitie. Foz an example, the

d Nely woꝛd of God ſayth. In the
ld pe ſhall haue ſoꝛowe and
If X. b. {r0-

Tohn,16.26

16
troble, but be ol good comſeyt
foꝛ I haue ouercome » wozlde,
Pfal 21 2. Item, God is cure hope am
Plal. 31. 1. 2. ſtrength, O low, thou foꝛſabeſ
not them y ſeeke thee. rc. £31:
ny ſuch godly pꝛomiſes and e
cellent cõtoꝛtable ſapings haut
we: which we ought to ſecke;
to fetche, thoughe it were enn
from Jeruſalem vpõ our knees
and neuer to ceaſe lauding an
pꝛaiſing of god, that he in thel
later dapes hath made vs pa
takers ofthe cternal and ine
lible comto2t of cur ſouls inhi
woꝛd and goſpel. CCthich wo!
ig nothing but pure vercue a
life, as al faithful hearts doll
and perceiue. And it 1
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riſer be receinedof vs,
but as though we heard the ve:
ty voice of God hünlelke from
beau? ſpeaking al ſuch things,
75 we heare out of the olde an?
ww teſtam ent, Egaine, vd loue Love toward
god, vvor dell
which wareth & ſpꝛingeth out palace.
ci faity, woꝛbech patitce in ad⸗ |
Wiertitp,contancte and ffedtair-
nile in goodnes. Jacob ſerued gen.
ſeuen peres fo: the damſel Ra-
Ache. And by reaſon of the har⸗
tp louie that he bare vnto her, 5
ume was but ſhot vnto hym.
and v dayes that he ſerued fox
her, ſemied but a ſhoꝛt ſpace. Ex
ten ſo whoſoener loueth God,
ſhall beare and take patiently
whatſoeuer God lapech vpon
him;

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him, & whatſoeuer he ſufleret
fo2 Gods ſake, it ſhall be eaſy
bnto him. Nowe ſickneſſe an
other plages do not happẽ vnn
vs without the will and pꝛou
dẽce of God:therfoze if we lows
God heartely (as we oughte to
do,fo2aſmuch as he is our mer:
cifull father, and we his child!
and heirs) we can nor murnur
againſt his viſitation , no? bt
diſcontent with it, but we ſhall
rather runne after him thoꝛon
all maner of wayes, be they ne
uer ſo rough, x ſhal contemn a
chings, be they neuer ſo hard

greuous, and euermoꝛe pcalWull

vnto him thoꝛow thicke e th
vntill ſuch time as we comet
ple

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erfect reſt in him, accoꝛding
che example of the holy Apo
fles and martyꝛs, whole loue
ward God, did mitigate and
ale all their ſoꝛow, croſſe, and
muerſttie. Itẽ, to geue almes,

to exerciſe all kindes of ver⸗
Nie and godlineſſe wozketh pa-
ieence, and 5 ſpecially fo2 theſe

wo cauſes. Firſt, bicauſe God

of!) increle his ſpirituall gifts
nthem, which do well vſe and Eccl. 35.2.3.

ouſcftowe them. Fo2 to him that 1.25.23.

Wath,hall moze be geuen. And
condarily , whoſoeuer beha⸗
eth himſelfe godly and vertu⸗
ully, the ſame hath a better x
mote quiet conſcience, and ſo
nuch moze bolbneſle and con⸗
fidence,

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fle ence, but pet only bullding
ſtaping vpon the rightuouing

; of Jelus Chit . 7 tem like as;

& Tian. 19 ſguldicr, (firtt for feare of pi
ſon, and of the ſhamefall dea
which he ſhuld lutter ik the ba
tel ſhould be loſt: And again
hope of the high rewarde #
cellent honoꝛ and renowne,!!}
bicts2p go on his ſide) wil üg
che moꝛe boldly and luſtely:
uen ſo cue y true Chʒiſtian ij
ffirred and p2ouoked to mag;
faithfulnes and patience, u
he conũderech che exceding p
fit and connnodity of patien!
and againe, the great hurt a
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if hen err.
e frut e, profit, and commoditye of pat»

les ence, as VV el corporaii as ſpirituall.

att of all, paticnce ſerueth
auto the hong? & gloꝛp of god,
n tothe wealth and p2ofitof
Jt!!! bach in ſoule ,body, and in
„i raatorp goodes c poile: tons,
gin alſo in wozldly 90no? and
E ommkdation. For tye kaichkul
Worcit x wichſtand their pain
matt, x patiently without
y grudgi ig ſuffer the Loꝛde
ideale wich the according to
is own will. Mat for any vain
ap, nog fo2 any wozloly oz
-Mranlicozy gaine oz luker, but
Mrnely e ſpetially to ſhew chem⸗
lelues obedient to God, and to
aud and p2aile him. As fo2 ex⸗

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ample,God was as hiely pally i;
ſed and glozified wh an che. i
companids of Daniel ſuffer ue
themſelues fo patiently æ mu ei
fully to be caſt into the hot bu
ning ouen: as he was by pan
cellent wiſedome of Daniel ret
which he declared inp he coul
op? vnto the king his dzeameMWn
Furthemoze, the patienteiMe
leſſe ſicke,and whan he is ſich im
he is ſoner whole again. Then
as thozowe impatiencie; hartSain
is pꝛeſſed, vexed, gnawne, con oꝛe
ſumed and eaten vp. A mery i be⸗
à quiet heart is an helpe t fe
therance to healch: but an heaWuni
up and ſoꝛowful mind, makethMaſcl
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tuen ſo doth ſozow and heaui⸗

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uF7han a child, being cozrected

d puniſhed ok his father, ſuk⸗
ech it patiently, hys father

ch che moe pitye vpon hpm,

m holdech his hand, x ceaſeth

e ſoner:but if the childe ſhew
Ninſelf froward, cry any thing

W1ld 02 murmur and grudge as
Wain him, chan is the father p

Ne angry X fearſe oucr him,
beateth him the moꝛe ſharp⸗

Euen ſo the heauenly father

niſheth the patient mã moꝛe

fly x healech him che ſoner:

ut toward them that murmur
We 1

ys
agalſt him, but he ſhewech hin nue
ſelte ſharp and fearſe. The pa ucr h
tient man Job obteined hy haue
Foods double againe, and waY and (
plentifully recompenled of th ey in
Loꝛd, cut here in this life, TY mind
faichfull haue cxperlence au ume
p2ofe in very dede, y it i nooW(Uh;
fo2 them to be patient, # to ſuWucth i
fer the Loꝛd to wozke his will ce w
And againe, manp by reaſon i muer
cheir impacientie and murmi het
ring, do loſe that thig that theWtcr vn
ſhould elſe haue enioyed. Suffthing
ferance and patience is a toka eerrib
of wiſedome, vnmelurable hei mean
nineſſe is a token of foliſhne g and v1
when we wepe and complainFagain
like childꝛen ſaping: J would not vt
ne T

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ruer haue thought, J wold ne⸗
uer haue beleued that it ſhould
haue come thus & thus to palle
and luch like, Item impatien⸗
ty intangleth and inſnareth the
minde, and makech a mã ſome⸗
time dull, and at his wits ende.
(Uhan a man ſubmitteth & ge.
ucth oucr himſelk humbly vnto
the wil of God: althoughe hys
aduerſity can not be remedied,
pet it ſhall be the eaſter © ligh⸗
ter vnto him. Yea, there is no-
thing ſo bitter, ſower, harde oz
terrible to a man , but Ly thys
meanes ſhalbe eaſi, ſwete, light
and vnto him comfo2table.And
aaine,ſo long as a man dothe
lot vtterly gene ouer, and peld

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bimſelf £0 the good wil of ga hode
and wil not ſuffer him to won him
his pleaſure with him, conta owa
whatloeuer he ſẽdeth:his gro do it
is the woꝛſſe, and the moze ſhaſſſurt ti
per is his paine, his minde naſith a:
ner ceaſeth gnawing and freYacke.,
ting, c of one ſoꝛom he make vuer
chꝛee oꝛ foure. Like as the bi

that is caught wich p lime ro
che mote it ſtriueth to deln

it ſclfe, the moꝛe do thefet)
cleaue and hag to che lime: ant !
as in like maner, the moꝛe 0
fiſh that is caught in the nettWyt;
ſeketh to come out, the mozt
windeth it ſelfe in: and as he
is boũd with chaines oz fette
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Trove, the maze harm he voth
W hiunſeif; Euen ſo, ſuch as are
ward & vnpatient in aduerſi
do increaſe their wo we, and
t themielues the moꝛe. Pe 5
ath an heauy burden 9pon his
Jacke, che moꝛe he chutieth and
duech the lane, the moꝛe doch
greue him: Euen ſo, d moe
ward and vnpatient a mã is
der the croſſe, the moje gre⸗
bus x paintull is it vnto him.
t is not vnwiſely ſpoken of »
Yeathen man linie, which
We, |

A good heart in aduerfitie,
aketh avvai the halfof his miſeri
And it is a cõmon pꝛouerbe
che heachen men: Che leare
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of aduerſity and paine beſqel
cometh, 1s wozſe then the pu
it ſcife,when it is come. Al na
ner of ptmiſhments and aduer
ſitye, which accoꝛding to 1
rite and deſert of man, ſhuldb
bato him a talk and beginning
of euerlaſting paine and da
nation, the patient man taket
and vſeth toz an occalion to ei
erciſe therby al kinds of ver!
wherby the ſpirituall giftes 0
grace do waxe c increaſe ma
and moꝛe. Foꝛ thei that are pi
tient do keepe the true faith tu
ward God, cry & call vpon ga
thozow feruent p2aper, hon
laude, and pꝛaiſe God, not o
ko; that he rulech and diſpo 1 ö

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aching, but allo p he bꝛingech
Mill things to a good ende # ſuc⸗
Welle, and chat he wil ſo cõtinu⸗

A do. And thus thozow pati⸗
te, is patiẽce encreaſed. And
ntrariwiſe the vnpatient ma
ecapeth daily in all kindes of
Pertues, and is daily moze and
me ſpoiled and depꝛiued of al
oodnes. Foꝛ whoſoeuer is cds

ent, and ca ſuffer himſelf to be
2ouoked of the deuill g of the
lech x geueth place vntothem,
he ſame foꝛſaketh faith, pꝛaier
nd obedience toward God, &
ffereth them to depart,and ſo

$ bnthankfull to his true and

utchkul God: whom he cannot

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mit hielt vnto him fo) awhil
chat he may the mo e defends
pꝛeſerue him afterwarde, He
thinketh that God doth notre
gard him, and that it is in bai
fo truſt and wait fo2 help, cc
fs2t,and deliuerãce of God, he
imaginech w himſelfe noth in
elie, but y God is btterly wiot
t diſpleaſed wich hum. And cat
linde in his heart to curſe am
to blaſpheme God, as thoitghe
he were a cruel, vnmercifull, g
an bnrightuous God, ſhewing
moꝛe loue and fauoꝛ, and doing
moꝛe good to the wicked than
to the godly. And by this occa:
Gon he ſeketh fo? aid, helpe am
comkoꝛt of creatures, maketh

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griinages:that is to ſatzto cha⸗
pels of idolatry ⁊ offalle gods,

A and maketh wicked couenäts,

axrements & pzomiles againſt
God, Some fo? fear do fozſake
and deny the Chziſten faithe, &

receiue che wicked popiſh reli⸗

gion cõlenting to manikeſt ido⸗
latric:and make God a lier, as
that he could not oꝛ would not
helpe any mote in this oz that
ching, accoꝛdĩig to his manifold
pꝛomiſes in the olde + new te⸗
tament. Furthermoze, vnqui⸗
etnelſe is augmented & encrea-
ſed thoꝛow impatiencie, ſo that
man chat is vnpatient, is eue
c day mo2e ſoꝛowłull ę deſpe-
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rate then other, flecth, wher he
ſhould ſtedfaſtly continue, any
linedeth neither reſt, eaſe, no
qi:tetneſſe in his heart. And ma
ny one bicaule he wil not ſuffe
and abide pouerty, x other like
extreeme necellitie, falleth to
naughtineſſe, murther, whoꝛe⸗
dome, lying, ſtealing, extoztis,
riot, cutting of purſes, to ſuch
other deteſtable abhominati⸗
ons. Item, they p be vnpatient
doe enuie and dildaine at other
mens wealth and p2oſperitye;
fo: they imagine that to be the
cauſe of their croſſe and (o2ow;
and they fret againſt it, enup:
ing, dildatning and hating oft
times the innocent without an

caule,

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cue, pea they rage and raue,

r-nning headlong to re cg
thiſelues, By the reaſon w
of, ofte times (as many ſfo1ir 5
doe teſtiſie) contentton,hatrev,
warre, vpꝛoꝛ, ſhedd ing of d,
decape, and deſtruction of che
churche, of religion, and of 1
common wealth, haue riſen: as
Copiolanus, to reuenge himlelt᷑
as at enemp, did pꝛocure war
agarnit his own naturall coun⸗
try. Beſides this, it is an highe
honoꝛ and cõmendation befoze
men, befoze the angels, befoze
the holy ſaints, and alſo befoze
God himſelfe,when a man ſhe:
weth patience, boldneſſe and
trengthe in aduerlitie. And as
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4
gait,when a ma behaueth him
ſelle vnſemely, vnpatiently and
deſperatelp, it is a ſhame and a
diſhonoꝛ fo2 him both betoꝛe al
creatures, alſo befoꝛe the cre:
atoꝛ himſelfe. Fo? it is no high
noꝛ hard thig foꝛ a mã co ſhew
8 bolde and a ſtrong heart, and
to be content with Gods wor
king, when all things happen
pꝛoſperouſſp, and accoꝛding to I poy!!
his mind:but this is a vertue x Þ faith
a popnte of cunning, when a flict:
mans minde is not moued no} ll ſake
bꝛoken in adn:rſicp and niſto» ¶ thoy
tune. Like as in a ſchole ol de⸗
fence, he, chat hath ſhewed the that
moſt manly touch, e hath won ll of th
the victozi, hach che greater i:
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mtmable and a greater hono,
o ouercome and to ſubdue oue
bpirttuall enemies, and to haue
the victo2y again? the alſaults
Wofti? fleſh + the deuill. He that
ſuſaketh his bodelp maſter ths
but a iuſt cauſe, is taken beloꝛe
the woꝛld foꝛ a mil that lacketh
ſaithe, truthe, and honeſtic: and
ſhaulde it not than be a greater
poynt of diſhoneſtye and of vn:
faithfulnefTe, in the time of at
fliction vnder the croſle to foꝛ⸗
ſake Chꝛiſt and his woꝛde, and
thoꝛowe impat encie to woꝛke
and to do againſt the ſame: He
that ſubduech the temptations
ofthe mind, ts to be pꝛelerred,
t mote tobe commended, *

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46
he chat hath beleged and euer eur ct
come a ff: õg city. Fo? p which w
cauſe, as well among the chifreenc
ſtians as among the heathen{Wnan |
diuers notable perſones ha rom
gotten high commẽ dation am olttin
pꝛaiſe foꝛ their truſtineſſe, fde xiuẽ
litie, and excellent conſfancieMW! mo
which they haue ſhewed at Ae ſty
hazard, and at the time of nede t ta
And ſpetiallp, che exãple of outto!
ſauioꝛ Jeſus Chꝛiſt is to be ciſchoꝛo
ſidered, wherof Paule makething
mention, ſaping : If Chꝛiſt afed th
ter his affliction and obed ene were
euen v. to death, was exalted toſſſet ſer
high honoz and gloꝛ p: it ſhalbe mam
a furcherance likewiſe vnto binoce
to great honoz, if we take our mur:
croll

is *

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r croſſe daily vpon bs, & fo-

4 zwhin boldly r manlp. Erpe

ience teacheth alſo when a

nan will ſhift away the croſſe
rom h m bt vnlawlul meanes,
Wittimes he is compelled and

Nuʒẽ᷑ by foꝛce to ſuffer as much

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21102e with ſhame and diſho⸗

ey. Judith ſnich:they ÿ haue
nat taken their croſſe & temp:

Jution in the feare of Gad, but
hozow murmuring and grud⸗
ing ag ainſt Soo, haue ſhew⸗
Ned themſelnes vnpat ent, thep -

vere deſtroyed and murthered
of ſerpentes. Iten, whether a
man doe ſuffer woꝛthely oz in⸗
nocently, ik he continue in mur⸗
muring, and is vnpatient, it ex

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vneth to his eternal danmack JO?
And againe, whether a ma ei
fer juſtly oz innocent, i led
take it patiently as he ought:
do, it wil be p2ofitable vnto ue
and a furtherice to cuerlaſiaſind
life, And all the ſozowes ae
paines vpon earth, inreſpeqſÞt!
of the bliſle and ſaluation that!
is pzepared foꝛ vs, is but Mang
ting ok a gnat oz a flea, wi hut
is caſie to ouercome. Chi en
men in warfare lying in cane n
wil play the fluggards, and ietu⸗
ſlouth ful, and not reſiſt the cnÞ's fi
mies ſtoutly c mantully: cheſhe n
frends are deſtroped, their har ar
ſes ſpoiled, cheir villages ſetqÞ2 1
6 2

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Jois murchered and ſlaine, and

Heir wiues and daughters de⸗
led and rauiſhed, and al goech
o hauock, and is ful of miſery,
Wien ſo in 5 ſpirituall warfare
Md ficlde, if we yelde vnto the
and the deutL;x+ reſiſt them
t mantully & conſtantly, we
Maſt oure ſelues into perpetuall
anger, milery, x vnquietneſle,
Hut if we fight againſt v goſt⸗
enemies ſtoutly & paticntly,
e mai the ſoner attain to per⸗
etuall reſt and quietneſſe. He
is * he will not receiue

We medicine becaule it is bit⸗
Mr and ſower, it is no maruell
ti wonder ifthe ſame man pe⸗
e in his lickneſle x diſeaſe:
3 but

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but if he would ſuffer himſague:
to be handled after the minde ere
counſcll of the Phiſition, he
might oucrcome the ſmart, anche c
haue good hope to be reſte hay
to his health again: Euen ſo alWh1s,
right and faithful Chꝛiſtians tern
are patient in aduerlttig, muſence,
conceiue a much moꝛe (tedfaſſtonc
and ſure hope that they ſhal aFience
tain to euerlaſting reſt of hodyWingri
and ſoule. Where as contrar{Þ hin
wiſe they, which remaine anic,bt
continue in their frowardneſſWioth:
and impatiencie againſte Goſonita
che heauenly Phiſition, muſſſccalic
ſmart foꝛ it euerlaſtingly, boſſhuce at
in body and ſoule. Scriptureſſkeſt!
confirme and pꝛoue this haſſles, !

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uc: Happ is the mã which fur
ferech in temptation: foꝛ after
he is pꝛoued, he ſhall receiue
the crowne ol life. But no man
ay gather oꝛ conclude vpon
his, that we merite oꝛ deſerue
Wtcrnall ſaluation fo2 our patt-
Ice, which thing only Chziſte
one hath done. Laſt of all, pa⸗
lence is p2ofitable, + bꝛingeth
Ingular commoditie, not.only
2 = thathathe the ſame ver-
but alſo to other. Fo2 when
her percetueth thee to be
Honſtant in the truth, he taketh
Weealton to exercile like patj⸗
Mice and ſtedfaſtnes. It is ma-
Wilelt by diuers creadible ſto⸗
Wits, whan as the Chzilttans
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42
haue died boldlpe fo2 the Chi
ſten faithes ſake, that certenofÞ a!
the perſecutoꝛss haue wonde:Y ot
red ſo ſo2e therat, that they, by w
that and no other occaſion, wer be
conuerted to the faith of cht w
Item, patience and ſtedfaſtnes | fa
haue wꝛought quietneſſe in c; G
mon wealthes,in the church, n bo
mam nations, cities & towns,
Scipio a noble ruler chole ra:
ther to leaue Nome, tha to ſub-

due and oppꝛeſſe hys enemies vtt
wyth foꝛce of armes: the do ws
ing wherot turned to the ſing. fo?
lar commoditye of the whole ſpe
common wealth, And contrar⸗ tra
wile, a bitter, cruel and vupat MW nee
ent minde bzingeth, wozketh, © cor

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and occaſtoneth infiniteharme
and deſtruction. Alſo thozowe
our vnpatientneſſe in aduerlity
we geue occaſion to them chat
be weake in the faithe, to doute
whether our faithe be the true
faith oꝛ no:when we conkeſſe of
God that he ts oure comkoꝛte,
bothe in this wozlde and in the
woꝛlde to come, and pet ſhewe
our? ſelues ſo deſperate in ad⸗
uerſitie, as thoughe God had
vtterly fozſaken vs, Cherkoꝛe
we ought to pꝛepare our ſelues

fo) all aduerſitie in time of pꝛo⸗

ſperitie, and not to hang vpon
tranãtoꝛpe things , that when
neede hall require, we may be
content to foꝛgo thein, and con⸗
3. ii. tinue

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timie ſtedfaſt in the true faith!
wherein whoſocucr ſhall com
nue vnto the end, ſhalbe ſauc

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